Flat Lake

Flat 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 Flat 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 Flat Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.40900, -106.36394. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flat Lake

• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~19 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~21 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~26 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Parkview Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~26 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Pass · viewpoint · Jackson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Radial Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~41 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sarvis Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~42 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~42 km · Must-see
• Parika Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~44 km · Must-see
• Never Summer Wilderness · viewpoint · Jackson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bowen Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~46 km · Must-see
• Seven Utes Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Flat Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Flat Lake

• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~26 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~41 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~55 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~58 km · Must-see
• Windy Gap Dam · lake · Grand · ~58 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~59 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~61 km · Must-see
• Shadow Mountain Dam · lake · Grand · ~62 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Grand · ~63 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~64 km · Must-see

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