Bamforth Lake

Bamforth 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 Bamforth 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 Bamforth Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.38997, -105.73888. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bamforth Lake

• The Big Hollow · viewpoint · Albany · ~11 km · Must-see
• Women’s History statue · museum · Albany · ~19 km · Must-see
• Laramie Plains Museum · museum · Albany · ~19 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's United Church of Christ · church · Albany · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Sanders Guardhouse · fort · Albany · ~22 km · Must-see
• Dirty Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~35 km · Must-see
• Jelm Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ames Monument · fort · Albany · ~51 km · Must-see
• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~52 km · Must-see
• Curt Gowdy State Park · park · Laramie · ~59 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~60 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · sanctuary · Carbon · ~68 km · Must-see
• Savage Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~73 km · Must-see
• Fossil Bone Cabin · attraction · Albany · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Albany · ~1 km
• West Carroll Lake · lake · Albany · ~3 km
• Soap Holes · lake · Albany · ~7 km
• Kiwanis Park · park · Albany · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bamforth Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bamforth Lake

• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~52 km · Must-see
• Milton Seaman Dam · lake · Larimer · ~109 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~110 km · Must-see
• Comanche Reservoir Overlook · lake · Larimer · ~110 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~123 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~128 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~135 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~147 km · Must-see
• KSIR-AM (Estes Park) · lake · Larimer · ~148 km · Must-see
• Sprague Lake · lake · Larimer · ~149 km · Must-see

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