Blue Lake

Blue 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 Blue 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 Blue Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.48757, -110.95643. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Lake

• Pine Valley · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~21 km · Must-see
• Upper Stillwater Reservoir · lake · Duchesne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Watson · viewpoint · Summit · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~31 km · Must-see
• Reids Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Agassiz · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Marsell · viewpoint · Summit · ~34 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cuberant Lake · lake · Summit · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hayden Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~36 km · Must-see
• Uintah Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kletting Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ostler Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~41 km · Must-see
• Wasatch National Forest · sanctuary · Summit · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kweeyahgut Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Lake

• Upper Stillwater Reservoir · lake · Duchesne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cuberant Lake · lake · Summit · ~35 km · Must-see
• Uintah Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Reservoir · lake · Wasatch · ~46 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake Dam · lake · Duchesne · ~50 km · Must-see
• Jordanelle Dam · lake · Wasatch · ~52 km · Must-see
• Midway City Hamlet Park · lake · Wasatch · ~53 km · Must-see

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