Cougar Spring

Cougar Spring: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Cougar Spring

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Cougar Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.29242, -112.37990. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cougar Spring

• North Bass Trail · trek · Coconino · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fan Island · viewpoint · Coconino · ~5 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Mountain · viewpoint · Coconino · ~10 km · Must-see
• South Bass Trail · trek · Coconino · ~12 km · Must-see
• Grand Scenic Divide · viewpoint · Coconino · ~12 km · Must-see
• Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument · sanctuary · Coconino · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fossil Mountain · viewpoint · Coconino · ~14 km · Must-see
• Royal Arch Route · trek · Coconino · ~15 km · Must-see
• Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve · park · Coconino · ~16 km · Must-see
• Esplanade Route · trek · Coconino · ~17 km · Must-see
• Deer Creek Trail · trek · Coconino · ~19 km · Must-see
• Scorpion Ridge · viewpoint · Coconino · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bill Hall Trail · trek · Coconino · ~20 km · Must-see
• Thunder River Trail · trek · Coconino · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mencius Temple · temple · Coconino · ~23 km · Must-see
• Confucius Temple · temple · Coconino · ~24 km · Must-see
• Geikie Peak · viewpoint · Coconino · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pollux Temple · temple · Coconino · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cougar Spring

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cougar Spring

• Greenland Lake · lake · Coconino · ~44 km · Must-see
• Russell Tank Dam · lake · Coconino · ~81 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Bend · lake · Coconino · ~126 km · Must-see
• Glen Canyon Dam · lake · Coconino · ~134 km · Must-see
• Kaibab Lake · lake · Coconino · ~142 km · Must-see
• Cataract Lake · lake · Coconino · ~146 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Reservoir · lake · Coconino · ~148 km · Must-see
• Ashfork Bainbridge Steel Dam · lake · Coconino · ~148 km · Must-see
• McClelland Lake · lake · Coconino · ~149 km · Must-see
• Pasture Wash Tank · lake · Coconino · ~30 km

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