Laguna Leon

Laguna Leon: 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 Laguna Leon

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 Laguna Leon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.57124, -107.59872. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Laguna Leon

• Mount Taylor · viewpoint · Cibola · ~46 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~50 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe ruins · fort · Sandoval · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cabezon Peak · sanctuary · Sandoval · ~57 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Pintado · fort · McKinley · ~57 km · Must-see
• Eagle Mesa · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mesa Prieta · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fajada Gap · viewpoint · San Juan · ~71 km · Must-see
• Laguna Techillas · lake · McKinley · ~7 km
• White Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~11 km
• Mesa Sarcio · viewpoint · McKinley · ~13 km
• San Miguel Creek Dome · viewpoint · McKinley · ~15 km
• El Dado Peak · viewpoint · McKinley · ~15 km
• Cerro Alesna · viewpoint · McKinley · ~15 km
• Mesita del Gavilan · viewpoint · McKinley · ~15 km
• Mesita Gato · viewpoint · McKinley · ~17 km
• Cayadito Dam · lake · McKinley · ~18 km
• Zia Storage Reservoir Dam · lake · McKinley · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Laguna Leon

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Laguna Leon

• Jemez Canyon Dam · lake · Sandoval · ~122 km · Must-see
• Isleta Diversion Dam · lake · Valencia · ~139 km · Must-see
• Cochiti Lake · lake · Sandoval · ~146 km · Must-see
• Cochiti Dam · lake · Sandoval · ~146 km · Must-see
• Laguna Techillas · lake · McKinley · ~7 km
• Cayadito Dam · lake · McKinley · ~18 km
• Zia Storage Reservoir Dam · lake · McKinley · ~19 km
• Leopoldo Diversion Dam · lake · McKinley · ~20 km
• Chico Detention Dam Number Two · lake · McKinley · ~24 km
• San Lucas Dam · lake · McKinley · ~24 km

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