Cliff Lake

Cliff Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Cliff Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Cliff Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.41160, -106.34627. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cliff Lake

• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~20 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~22 km · Must-see
• Parkview Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~25 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Pass · viewpoint · Jackson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Radial Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~42 km · Must-see
• Parika Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~44 km · Must-see
• Never Summer Wilderness · viewpoint · Jackson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sarvis Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bowen Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~44 km · Must-see
• Seven Utes Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cliff Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cliff Lake

• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~42 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~54 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~56 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Windy Gap Dam · lake · Grand · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~59 km · Must-see
• Shadow Mountain Dam · lake · Grand · ~61 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Grand · ~61 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~62 km · Must-see

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