Reader Lakes

Reader Lakes: 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 Reader Lakes

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 Reader Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.79045, -110.05970. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Reader Lakes

• Uinta Highline Trail · trek · Duchesne · ~13 km · Must-see
• Deadman Lake · lake · Uintah · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cutthroat Lake · lake · Uintah · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ashley National Forest · sanctuary · Duchesne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Dead Lake · lake · Uintah · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Emmons · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Browne Lake · lake · Daggett · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gilbert Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Whiterocks · viewpoint · Uintah · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~33 km · Must-see
• South Kings Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cliff Lake · lake · Summit · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Powell · viewpoint · Summit · ~39 km · Must-see
• Red Castle · viewpoint · Summit · ~43 km · Must-see
• High Uintas Wilderness · sanctuary · Duchesne · ~43 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake Dam · lake · Duchesne · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Lovenia · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~58 km · Must-see
• Wasatch Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Reader Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Reader Lakes

• Deadman Lake · lake · Uintah · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cutthroat Lake · lake · Uintah · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dead Lake · lake · Uintah · ~22 km · Must-see
• Browne Lake · lake · Daggett · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cliff Lake · lake · Summit · ~37 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake Dam · lake · Duchesne · ~55 km · Must-see
• Flaming Gorge Dam · lake · Daggett · ~69 km · Must-see
• Big Sand Wash Dam · lake · Duchesne · ~71 km · Must-see
• Flaming Gorge Reservoir · lake · Daggett · ~74 km · Must-see
• Upper Stillwater Reservoir · lake · Duchesne · ~74 km · Must-see

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