Must-see lake · Chaffee, Colorado
Chalk Lake
Chalk Lake is a lake in Chaffee, Colorado.
Chalk Lake: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Chalk Lake
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Chalk Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 38.71115, -106.23401. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Chalk Lake
- Mount Antero · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~5 km · Must-see
- Mount Princeton · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~5 km · Must-see
- Mount White · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~8 km · Must-see
- Cronin Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~9 km · Must-see
- Tabeguache Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~12 km · Must-see
- Carbonate Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~13 km · Must-see
- Mount Shavano · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~13 km · Must-see
- Jones Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~19 km · Must-see
- Hancock Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~20 km · Must-see
- Mount Aetna · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~20 km · Must-see
- Emma Burr Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~20 km · Must-see
- Mount Yale · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~20 km · Must-see
- Turner Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~22 km · Must-see
- Banana Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~25 km · Must-see
- Cumberland Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~27 km · Must-see
- Mount Columbia · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~28 km · Must-see
- Mount Harvard · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~31 km · Must-see
- Monarch Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~31 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chalk Lake
- O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~41 km · Must-see
- Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~51 km · Must-see
- Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~52 km · Must-see
- Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~66 km · Must-see
- Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~70 km · Must-see
- Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~70 km · Must-see
- Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~71 km · Must-see
- Montgomery Dam · lake · Park · ~91 km · Must-see
- Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~95 km · Must-see
- Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~95 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Chalk Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Chalk Lake yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Chalk Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Chalk Lake?
Nearby: Mount Antero (viewpoint, 5 km), Mount Princeton (viewpoint, 5 km), Mount White (viewpoint, 8 km), Cronin Peak (viewpoint, 9 km), Tabeguache Peak (viewpoint, 12 km), Carbonate Mountain (viewpoint, 13 km).
Is Chalk Lake worth visiting?
Chalk Lake is listed as a must-see lake in Colorado on Spotwander.