Dollar Lake
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Dollar Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Dollar Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Gold Mountain Wildfire Roads and Trails Closure Order v 4.0
Agency closure covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Ophir Pass Road Closure
Agency closure covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Potter Basin Road Closure Order
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Beaver Park Road Closure Order
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
TERMINATION OF ORDER - FIRE RESTRICTIONS
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Dollar Lake is a 5-acre lake near Crested Butte, Colorado, at about 10,022 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- SUP Marble15 mi away
- Mountain Time RV Park and Cabins24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- East Three LakesHiking0.8 mi
- Lost Lake CampgroundCamping0.9 mi
- Three Lakes CampgroundHiking1 mi
East Beckwith MountainSummitPhoto: GregJoeson, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.4 mi- Ruby Anthracite CreekCanoeing2.8 mi
West Beckwith MountainSummitPhoto: John Sowell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.9 mi
Lake IrwinCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain5.4 mi- Anthracite CreekCanoeing7.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lost Lake SloughLake fishing · ~1 min drive
- Gunnison RiverRiver fishing · ~57 min drive
- Roaring Fork RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 2m drive
- Lake Irwin Fishing SiteLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Fryingpan RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 7m drive
- Yule LakesLake fishing · ~20 min drive
- Taylor RiverRiver fishing · ~40 min drive
- Lake GrantLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Beaver LakeLake fishing · ~25 min drive
- Copper LakeLake fishing · ~30 min drive
Also worth it near here
Cliff CreekHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: indigoprime, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Dark CanyonMountain biking · ~5 min drivePhoto: John Sowell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- West Beckwith MountainSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: John Sowell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Lake IrwinCamping · ~9 min drive
Best time to visit Dollar Lake
Best months: June–August. 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
26° / -7°
12 wet
Feb
29° / -2°
11 wet
Mar
38° / 7°
10 wet
Apr
47° / 19°
9 wet
May
58° / 28°
8 wet
Jun
70° / 34°
7 wet
Jul
76° / 40°
10 wet
Aug
74° / 38°
12 wet
Sep
66° / 31°
9 wet
Oct
54° / 22°
8 wet
Nov
39° / 9°
9 wet
Dec
27° / -4°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Crested Butte, CO, 12.2 mi away at 8,867 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
