Grand Lake

What to know before you go to Grand Lake

Grand Lake sits at 40.2450, -105.8160. The deepest point on record is about 389 feet. The surface sits around 8,373 feet above sea level. The outflow = carries the outflow.

If you need a named beach, Surprise Beach on Lake Granby is some 6 miles from here. No agency lists a named swimming spot at Grand Lake. Shoreline access here is likely informal. Absence from these datasets does not mean the water is closed, only that no agency lists a beach.

Local marinas and park offices usually know the current state of the water better than any feed. No public gauge reports the water level at Grand Lake, so this page shows no level chart. We would rather leave the figure out than publish an estimate that nobody measured.

Swimming season in Colorado runs through the warm months, and day-use areas set their own opening dates. Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read. Water quality is monitored unevenly on inland lakes, so posted notices are the most reliable guide.

The closest lakes in this guide are Shadow Mountain Lake (Colorado, 2 mi), Lake Granby (Colorado, 6 mi) and Willow Creek Reservoir (Colorado, 10 mi). In all, 48 lakes in Colorado are covered here.