Grand Lake per diem ratesColorado · FY 2027
Grand Lake’s full-year average is 1.4% lower than in FY 2021; only 21 areas have fallen over that span. Grand Lake’s full-year average lodging cap, $158 a night, ranks ninth of the 15 Colorado areas, between Crested Butte / Gunnison ($160) and Boulder / Broomfield ($149).
Grand Lake since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Grand Lake’s full-year average rose 5%, between Bar Harbor / Rockport (ME) and Philadelphia (PA) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Grand Lake ranked 43rd of 293 by full-year average, between Parsippany (NJ) and Cody (WY). Along the way: up 21.5% in FY 2023, up 0.1% in FY 2024, down 22.8% in FY 2025.
Grand Lake among the 295
Grand Lake’s Dec–Mar peak lodging cap of $182 ranks 112th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Incline Village / Reno / Sparks (NV) and Eureka / Arcata / McKinleyville (CA). Nationally, Grand Lake is 110th of 295 by full-year average, between Savannah (GA, $159) and Santa Cruz (CA, $157). Colorado, area by area.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to November | $152 | 61 |
| December to March | $182 | 121 |
| April to May | $128 | 61 |
| June to September | $152 | 122 |
Four days in December
Monday, December 7, 2026, to Thursday: up to $847, three nights at the December cap plus $301 M&IE. Starting April 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $685.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 39.8% above the standard rate over the year.