Dry Lake

Dry 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 Dry 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 Dry Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.90112, -106.25280. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dry Lake

• Lamy Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~26 km · Must-see
• San Antonio Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~27 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Lowell Historical Marker · fort · Rio Arriba · ~43 km · Must-see
• Canjilon Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~48 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande del Norte National Monument · sanctuary · Taos · ~55 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~56 km · Must-see
• Carson National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~58 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~60 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cerro del Yuta Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ute Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~63 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~63 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~64 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~65 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~67 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dry Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dry Lake

• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~30 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~49 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~56 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~60 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~63 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~67 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~68 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~74 km · Must-see
• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~79 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~92 km · Must-see

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