San Luis Lake
- May–Sep
- best months
San Luis Lake is a 798-acre lake near Mosca, Colorado, at about 7,516 feet. It is managed by the state fish and wildlife agency.
Mosca CampgroundCampingPhoto: Doss Imaging, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.5 mi- Zapata Falls CampgroundCamping8 mi
- Ramble at Great Sand DunesCamping8.4 mi
California PeakHikingPhoto: Eric Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)10 mi- Twin PeaksHikingPhoto: Eric Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)10 mi
- Group CampsiteCamping10 mi
- Sand Dunes Recreation AreaCamping10 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Spruce Group - Lake IsabelLake fishing · ~1h 11m drive
- Cotton LakeLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Winchell LakesLake fishing · ~27 min drive
- Deadman LakesLake fishing · ~32 min drive
- Little Sand Creek LakesLake fishing · ~33 min drive
- Smith ReservoirLake fishing · ~34 min drive
- Upper Sand Creek LakeLake fishing · ~36 min drive
- Mishak LakesLake fishing · ~36 min drive
- Mishak LakesLake fishing · ~37 min drive
- Willow Creek LakesLake fishing · ~38 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Mosca CampgroundCamping · Next doorPhoto: Doss Imaging, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Twin PeaksHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: Eric Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Zapata Falls TrailMountain biking · ~17 min drive
Zapata FallsWaterfall · ~18 min drivePhoto: XenonofArcticus (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit San Luis Lake
Best months: May–September. 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
35° / 0°
4 wet
Feb
43° / 7°
4 wet
Mar
53° / 17°
4 wet
Apr
59° / 26°
4 wet
May
69° / 34°
5 wet
Jun
79° / 42°
5 wet
Jul
83° / 48°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 45°
9 wet
Sep
75° / 37°
7 wet
Oct
64° / 25°
4 wet
Nov
51° / 13°
3 wet
Dec
37° / 2°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alamosa 1e, CO, 15.8 mi away at 7,540 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
