Cooley Lake

Cooley Lake: 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 Cooley Lake

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 Cooley Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.05583, -72.85028. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cooley Lake

• Frank Stanley Beveridge Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Hampden · ~11 km · Must-see
• Babb's Beach Recreation Area · beach · Capitol Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Stanley Park · park · Hampden · ~11 km · Must-see
• Stanley Park · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Manitook Mountain · viewpoint · Capitol Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tunxis State Forest · sanctuary · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see
• Enders State Forest · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~14 km · Must-see
• McLean Game Refuge · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~14 km · Must-see
• West Suffield Mountain · viewpoint · Capitol Planning Region · ~14 km · Must-see
• Blandford / Russell Wce (Loveland Lot) · sanctuary · Hampden · ~17 km · Must-see
• Peak Mountain · viewpoint · Capitol Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tekoa Mountain · viewpoint · Hampden · ~18 km · Must-see
• Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Hampden · ~19 km · Must-see
• East Granby Historic District · fort · Capitol Planning Region · ~20 km · Must-see
• Peoples State Forest · sanctuary · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mittineague Park · sanctuary · Hampden · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hatchett Hill · viewpoint · Capitol Planning Region · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tolland State Forest · sanctuary · Hampden · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cooley Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cooley Lake

• Saville Dam · lake · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~23 km · Must-see
• Otis Reservoir · lake · Berkshire · ~24 km · Must-see
• Otis Reservoir · lake · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ashley Pond · lake · Hampden · ~25 km · Must-see
• Benton Pond · lake · Berkshire · ~27 km · Must-see
• Littleville Lake · lake · Hampden · ~30 km · Must-see
• Watershops Pond · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~32 km · Must-see
• Highland Lake · lake · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~32 km · Must-see
• Whiting Street Reservoir · lake · Hampden · ~33 km · Must-see
• Holyoke Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~34 km · Must-see

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