Lake Forest

Lake Forest: 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 Lake Forest

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 Lake Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.25722, -107.10264. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Forest

• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~10 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~22 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Monument · sanctuary · Archuleta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~26 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~38 km · Must-see
• Yellowjacket Pass · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~38 km · Must-see
• KCIE-FM (Dulce) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~41 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~46 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~47 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~47 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~47 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~51 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~52 km · Must-see
• Weminuche Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Forest

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Forest

• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~10 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~38 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~51 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~56 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~72 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~78 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~79 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~84 km · Must-see

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