Cat Lake

Cat 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 Cat 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 Cat Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.79749, -106.33547. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cat Lake

• Eagles Nest · viewpoint · Summit · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Powell · viewpoint · Summit · ~5 km · Must-see
• Meridian Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~7 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~11 km · Must-see
• The Spider · viewpoint · Eagle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Williams Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~18 km · Must-see
• Eagles Nest Wilderness · sanctuary · Eagle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Betty Ford Alpine Gardens · sanctuary · Eagle · ~22 km · Must-see
• North Clear Creek Falls, Creede CO · waterfall · Eagle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~32 km · Must-see
• Gore Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~33 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ptarmigan Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~36 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~37 km · Must-see
• Vail Pass Summit · viewpoint · Eagle · ~38 km · Must-see
• Byers Peak Wilderness · viewpoint · Grand · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fishhook Island · river spot · Summit · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dillon Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cat Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cat Lake

• Green Mountain Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~11 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~36 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~37 km · Must-see
• Dillon Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~41 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~45 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~57 km · Must-see
• Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~57 km · Must-see
• Windy Gap Dam · lake · Grand · ~57 km · Must-see
• Pacific Tarn · lake · Summit · ~57 km · Must-see

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