Colfax Lake

Colfax 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 Colfax 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 Colfax Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.73878, -82.51637. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Colfax Lake

• Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption · church · Fairfield · ~10 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek Metro Park · sanctuary · Hocking · ~22 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake · lake · Fairfield · ~26 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Church · church · Perry · ~26 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake State Park · lake · Licking · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cantwell Cliffs · viewpoint · Hocking · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bowman Mill Covered Bridge · fort · Perry · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dawes Arboretum · park · Licking · ~35 km · Must-see
• Slate Run Metro Park · sanctuary · Pickaway · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pickerington Ponds Metro Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hocking State Forest · sanctuary · Hocking · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cross Mound · fort · Fairfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hocking Hills State Park · sanctuary · Hocking · ~38 km · Must-see
• Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Hocking · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bethel Baptist Church · fort · Licking · ~40 km · Must-see
• Blacklick Woods Metro Park · sanctuary · Fairfield · ~41 km · Must-see
• Old Man's Cave · cave · Hocking · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Colfax Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Colfax Lake

• Buckeye Lake · lake · Fairfield · ~26 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake State Park · lake · Licking · ~27 km · Must-see
• Rose Lake · lake · Hocking · ~43 km · Must-see
• Dillon Dam · lake · Muskingum · ~58 km · Must-see
• Wolf Plains · lake · Athens · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Franklin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hoover Dam · lake · Franklin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ross Lake · lake · Ross · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Athens · ~70 km · Must-see
• Ohio State University Golf Course Lake Dam · lake · Franklin · ~71 km · Must-see

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