Bancos Lake

Bancos 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 Bancos 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 Bancos Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.83949, -107.15490. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bancos Lake

• KCIE-FM (Dulce) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~29 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~35 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Frances Canyon Ruin · fort · Rio Arriba · ~40 km · Must-see
• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~45 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Monument · sanctuary · Archuleta · ~52 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~54 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~55 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~58 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~61 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~67 km · Must-see
• Yellowjacket Pass · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Lowell Historical Marker · fort · Rio Arriba · ~70 km · Must-see
• Piedra Agujero · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~10 km
• San Juan Basin Historical Marker · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~10 km
• Carracas Mesa · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bancos Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bancos Lake

• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~35 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~45 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~54 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~55 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~61 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~84 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~94 km · Must-see

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