Highlandlake Revisted in 2024

Highlandlake (yes, that is the correct spelling) is a small community outside of Mead, Colorado.  It was last visited here way back in 2008 and as mentioned, it was a summer getaway area for Longmont via buggy-rides, starting in the 1870s.  (As expected after 16 years, most of the links in that article are dead, more on that later).  

The surrounding area was a private fishing camp in 2008.  In 2016, the Town of Mead purchased the recreational rights to the lake and built a park there (Lorin Mead Park).  It's a fishing, picnicking, and low-impact boating destination only; no swimming allowed due to unknown water quality.  The water in the lake is owned and used by the oil and gas industry.  

The excellent and well-crafted Historic Highlandlake website historichighlandlake.org from 2008 looks like it has transitioned to a slightly renamed site.

Lorin Mead Park today:

The water level of the lake will vary over the year, depending on usage by it's owner:

 

Despite changes at the lake, the historic church across the street remains constant and well-maintained:

If you're interested in learning more about this community, in 2013 a book was published on the Highlandlake and Mead area: