Lake Owen

Lake Owen: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Lake Owen

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Lake Owen — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.14901, -106.10584. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Owen

• Jelm Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~15 km · Must-see
• Platte River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~30 km · Must-see
• Savage Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · sanctuary · Carbon · ~36 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~37 km · Must-see
• The Big Hollow · viewpoint · Albany · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fort Sanders Guardhouse · fort · Albany · ~56 km · Must-see
• Women’s History statue · museum · Albany · ~58 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's United Church of Christ · church · Albany · ~58 km · Must-see
• Laramie Plains Museum · museum · Albany · ~59 km · Must-see
• Rawah Wilderness · sanctuary · Larimer · ~63 km · Must-see
• State Forest State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~64 km · Must-see
• South Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Larimer · ~70 km · Must-see
• Encampment River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Ames Monument · fort · Albany · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Owen Mafic Complex Mine · fort · Albany · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Owen

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Owen

• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~80 km · Must-see
• Comanche Reservoir Overlook · lake · Larimer · ~89 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~96 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~97 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~98 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~103 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~106 km · Must-see
• Milton Seaman Dam · lake · Larimer · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~122 km · Must-see

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