James Lake

James 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 James 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 James Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.46939, -105.89510. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near James Lake

• The Big Hollow · viewpoint · Albany · ~28 km · Must-see
• Women’s History statue · museum · Albany · ~38 km · Must-see
• Laramie Plains Museum · museum · Albany · ~39 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's United Church of Christ · church · Albany · ~39 km · Must-see
• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Sanders Guardhouse · fort · Albany · ~41 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dirty Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~52 km · Must-see
• Jelm Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~52 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · sanctuary · Carbon · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fossil Bone Cabin · attraction · Albany · ~58 km · Must-see
• Savage Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~65 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~70 km · Must-see
• Ames Monument · fort · Albany · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fort Halleck · fort · Carbon · ~72 km · Must-see
• Platte River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~74 km · Must-see
• Signal Hill · viewpoint · Albany · ~4 km
• Sevenmile Hill · viewpoint · Albany · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of James Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near James Lake

• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~120 km · Must-see
• Comanche Reservoir Overlook · lake · Larimer · ~123 km · Must-see
• Milton Seaman Dam · lake · Larimer · ~127 km · Must-see
• Seminoe Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~134 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~135 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~139 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~141 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~146 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~146 km · Must-see

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