Cold Reservoir

Cold 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Cold 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 Cold Reservoir — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.78706, -108.08899. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cold Reservoir

• Dolores Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~7 km · Must-see
• Elliott Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~8 km · Must-see
• Middle Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lizard Head Wilderness · sanctuary · Dolores · ~11 km · Must-see
• El Diente Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilson · viewpoint · Dolores · ~13 km · Must-see
• Gladstone Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wilson Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lizard Head · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~17 km · Must-see
• Little Cone · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sunshine Mesa · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~22 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~23 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Vermilion Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cold Reservoir

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cold Reservoir

• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~23 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~44 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~60 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~72 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Nighthorse · lake · La Plata · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~91 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~97 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~103 km · Must-see

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