Berkeley Lake Park
About
Berkeley Lake Park is a city park in Colorado managed by the City and County of Denver, about half a mile from the town of Lakeside. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Wheat Ridge show May highs around 71°F and September highs near 79°F, while July averages climb to about 88°F. The Berkeley Lake Trail starts just 0.2 miles away, and the Rocky Mountain Lake Trail is about 0.8 miles off. For an overnight stay, Tipi Village is roughly 7.7 miles away, and the Downtown Denver climbing area is about 3.3 miles away.
Park size
85 acres
Inside this park
Water
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Jun. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 62–83°F and lows of 33–51°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Wheat Ridge 2, CO weather station, 3.7 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan47° high17° low
- Feb48° high18° low
- Mar57° high26° low
- Apr62° high33° low
- May71° high43° low
- Jun83° high51° low
- Jul88° high57° low
- Aug86° high54° low
- Sep79° high45° low
- Oct66° high34° low
- Nov55° high24° low
- Dec47° high17° low
Where it is
- Berkeley Lake Park · Public land
- Nearest town
- Lakeside, Colorado · 0.5 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Berkeley Lake TrailHiking0.2 mi
Rocky Mountain Lake TrailHikingPhoto: R. W. Rynerson, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.8 mi- Private OwnerCamping2.2 mi
Johnson to Anderson Park Foot PathHikingPhoto: ToGa Wanderings, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2.2 mi- Downtown DenverRock climbing3.3 mi
- Denver Metropolitan Area Bouldering and BuilderingRock climbing3.8 mi
Tipi VillageCampingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.7 mi
The East QuarryRock climbingPhoto: ShanMcG213, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)8.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Berkeley Lake Park
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
47° / 17°
5 wet
Feb
48° / 18°
6 wet
Mar
57° / 26°
7 wet
Apr
62° / 33°
9 wet
May
71° / 43°
10 wet
Jun
83° / 51°
9 wet
Jul
88° / 57°
9 wet
Aug
86° / 54°
8 wet
Sep
79° / 45°
7 wet
Oct
66° / 34°
6 wet
Nov
55° / 24°
6 wet
Dec
47° / 17°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wheat Ridge 2, CO, 3.7 mi away at 5,398 ft. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
