Ruby Lake

Ruby 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 Ruby 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 Ruby Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.35742, -105.94885. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ruby Lake

• Bowen Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~2 km · Must-see
• Parika Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~4 km · Must-see
• Never Summer Wilderness · viewpoint · Jackson · ~5 km · Must-see
• Green Knoll · viewpoint · Grand · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimbus · viewpoint · Grand · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Cumulus · viewpoint · Jackson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Kawuneeche Valley · viewpoint · Grand · ~10 km · Must-see
• Radial Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~11 km · Must-see
• Howard Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Cirrus · viewpoint · Grand · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~14 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Pass · viewpoint · Jackson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Mahler · viewpoint · Jackson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Richthofen · viewpoint · Grand · ~17 km · Must-see
• Seven Utes Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Milner Pass · viewpoint · Larimer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Braddock Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ruby Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ruby Lake

• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~17 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~21 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Grand · ~21 km · Must-see
• Snowdrift Lake · lake · Grand · ~24 km · Must-see
• Shadow Mountain Dam · lake · Grand · ~24 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Granby · lake · Grand · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dream Lake · lake · Larimer · ~31 km · Must-see
• Windy Gap Dam · lake · Grand · ~35 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~36 km · Must-see

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