Junco Lake

Junco 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 Junco 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 Junco Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.18388, -105.66362. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Junco Lake

• Saint Vrain Glaciers · viewpoint · Boulder · ~3 km · Must-see
• Moomaw Glacier · viewpoint · Boulder · ~4 km · Must-see
• Boulder-Grand Pass · viewpoint · Boulder · ~6 km · Must-see
• Paradise Park Natural Area · sanctuary · Grand · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Alice · viewpoint · Boulder · ~8 km · Must-see
• Buchanan Pass · viewpoint · Boulder · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Craig · viewpoint · Grand · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pagoda Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Meeker · viewpoint · Boulder · ~11 km · Must-see
• McHenrys Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~11 km · Must-see
• Longs Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~11 km · Must-see
• Powell Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mills Glacier · viewpoint · Boulder · ~11 km · Must-see
• The Dove · viewpoint · Boulder · ~11 km · Must-see
• Taylor Glacier · viewpoint · Larimer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Paiute Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~12 km · Must-see
• Taylor Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~13 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Junco Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Junco Lake

• Monarch Lake Dam · lake · Grand · ~14 km · Must-see
• Stapp Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dream Lake · lake · Larimer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Granby · lake · Grand · ~18 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Grand · ~18 km · Must-see
• Snowdrift Lake · lake · Grand · ~19 km · Must-see
• Shadow Mountain Dam · lake · Grand · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sprague Lake · lake · Larimer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake Dam · lake · Larimer · ~22 km · Must-see
• KSIR-AM (Estes Park) · lake · Larimer · ~26 km · Must-see

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