Sable Lake

Sable 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 Sable 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 Sable Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.04078, -107.36549. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sable Lake

• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~10 km · Must-see
• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~14 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~22 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~30 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~31 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~35 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Storm King Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~63 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~63 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~63 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~67 km · Must-see
• Wild West Express Coaster · temple · Garfield · ~67 km · Must-see
• Harvey Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~67 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~68 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Hot Springs Grand Pool · attraction · Garfield · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sable Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sable Lake

• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~16 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~31 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~71 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~72 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~93 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~101 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~102 km · Must-see

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