Long Lake

Long 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 Long 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 Long Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.06869, -107.19270. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Lake

• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~13 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~14 km · Must-see
• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~19 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~37 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~43 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~45 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~46 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~50 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sarvis Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~58 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~59 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~68 km · Must-see
• White River National Forest · sanctuary · Eagle · ~68 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~69 km · Must-see
• Storm King Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Long Lake

• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~12 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~43 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~50 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~75 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~83 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~86 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~93 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~96 km · Must-see

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