Gem Lake

Gem 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 Gem 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 Gem Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.88098, -106.73422. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gem Lake

• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~21 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~28 km · Must-see
• Encampment River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Huston Park Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~40 km · Must-see
• Platte River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~48 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~50 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~56 km · Must-see
• Savage Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~56 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~59 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · sanctuary · Carbon · ~69 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gem Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gem Lake

• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~21 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~75 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~82 km · Must-see
• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~83 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~101 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~111 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~112 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~114 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~117 km · Must-see

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