Red Lake

Red 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 Red 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 Red Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.61918, -107.09615. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Lake

• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~26 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~28 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~38 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~41 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~44 km · Must-see
• Frances Canyon Ruin · fort · Rio Arriba · ~49 km · Must-see
• KCIE-FM (Dulce) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~53 km · Must-see
• Christ of the Desert Monastery · church · Rio Arriba · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chama River Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fort Lowell Historical Marker · fort · Rio Arriba · ~62 km · Must-see
• Capulin Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~64 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~64 km · Must-see
• Echo Amphitheater · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~73 km · Must-see
• Chosa Mesa · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~13 km
• Timber Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~16 km
• La Jara Mesa · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~18 km
• Vigas Mesa · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~19 km
• La Jara Lake Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Red Lake

• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~26 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~28 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~38 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~41 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~44 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~64 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~82 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~85 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~90 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~92 km · Must-see

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