Tule Lake

Tule 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 Tule 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 Tule Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.62279, -107.01726. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tule Lake

• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~17 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~21 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~30 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~32 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~35 km · Must-see
• KCIE-FM (Dulce) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~50 km · Must-see
• Christ of the Desert Monastery · church · Rio Arriba · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fort Lowell Historical Marker · fort · Rio Arriba · ~53 km · Must-see
• Chama River Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~56 km · Must-see
• Frances Canyon Ruin · fort · Rio Arriba · ~57 km · Must-see
• Capulin Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~60 km · Must-see
• Echo Amphitheater · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~66 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~69 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~72 km · Must-see
• Canjilon Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~75 km · Must-see
• Timber Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~9 km
• La Jara Lake Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~16 km
• La Jara Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Tule Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tule Lake

• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~17 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~21 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~30 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~32 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~35 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~69 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~78 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~81 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~85 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~87 km · Must-see

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