Baxter Lake
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Baxter Lake is a 31-acre lake near Berthoud, Colorado, at about 4,975 feet.
Local outfitters
- Wildcat Mountaineering12 mi away
- Buglife Fly Fishing21 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Artery TrailHiking3.8 mi
- Hillsboro Ditch TrailHiking8 mi
Pelican Loop CampgroundCampingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.5 mi- Mallard CampgroundCampingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.5 mi
St. Vrain State ParkState parkPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.5 mi- Big BlockRock climbing8.9 mi
- Chain RockRock climbing8.9 mi
Big Thompson RiverCanoeingPhoto: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)10 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Roberts LakeLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Divide ReservoirLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Coleman ReservoirLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Ide and Starbird Reservoir Number 2Lake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Crystal LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Mulligan ReservoirLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Bellmire ReservoirLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Highland Reservoir Number 2Lake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Ryan Gulch ReservoirLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Bass ReservoirLake fishing · ~12 min drive
Best time to visit Baxter Lake
Best months: April–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
44° / 14°
4 wet
Feb
47° / 17°
4 wet
Mar
57° / 26°
5 wet
Apr
63° / 32°
7 wet
May
73° / 41°
10 wet
Jun
84° / 51°
8 wet
Jul
91° / 55°
7 wet
Aug
88° / 54°
7 wet
Sep
80° / 46°
6 wet
Oct
66° / 33°
5 wet
Nov
54° / 23°
5 wet
Dec
45° / 15°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Longmont 2 Ese, CO, 7.9 mi away at 4,950 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
