Longs Lake

Longs 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 Longs 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 Longs Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.35880, -106.23864. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Longs Lake

• Parkview Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~12 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Pass · viewpoint · Jackson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Radial Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~26 km · Must-see
• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~28 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~30 km · Must-see
• Parika Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bowen Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~32 km · Must-see
• Never Summer Wilderness · viewpoint · Jackson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimbus · viewpoint · Grand · ~36 km · Must-see
• Seven Utes Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Cumulus · viewpoint · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Green Knoll · viewpoint · Grand · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Cirrus · viewpoint · Grand · ~37 km · Must-see
• Howard Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Mahler · viewpoint · Jackson · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Longs Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Longs Lake

• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~39 km · Must-see
• Windy Gap Dam · lake · Grand · ~44 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~45 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~46 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~47 km · Must-see
• Shadow Mountain Dam · lake · Grand · ~47 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Grand · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Granby · lake · Grand · ~52 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~53 km · Must-see

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