Carson Reservoir

Carson Reservoir: 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 reservoir: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Carson Reservoir

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 Carson Reservoir — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.41835, -105.83391. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carson Reservoir

• Rio Grande Gorge Bridge · sanctuary · Taos · ~14 km · Must-see
• Manby Hot Springs · attraction · Taos · ~18 km · Must-see
• Black Rock Hot Spring · attraction · Taos · ~21 km · Must-see
• San Francisco De Asissi Church · church · Taos · ~27 km · Must-see
• Millicent Rogers Museum · museum · Taos · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa · sanctuary · Taos · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Taos · ~30 km · Must-see
• Posi Pueblo · fort · Taos · ~30 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande del Norte National Monument · sanctuary · Taos · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~41 km · Must-see
• Carson National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~41 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~45 km · Must-see
• Columbine-Hondo Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~47 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~49 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Carson Reservoir

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Carson Reservoir

• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~47 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~49 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~52 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~67 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~71 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~75 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake State Park · lake · Mora · ~82 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake · lake · Mora · ~82 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~103 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~103 km · Must-see

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