Damon Lake

Damon Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Damon Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Damon Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.69724, -109.07982. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Damon Lake

• Window Rock Dam · church · McKinley · ~5 km · Must-see
• Navajo Nation Museum · museum · McKinley · ~5 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · McKinley · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site · park · Apache · ~54 km · Must-see
• Todacheene Dam · lake · San Juan · ~59 km · Must-see
• volcanic caldera rim of Narbona Pass Volcan · viewpoint · San Juan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bat Canyon · viewpoint · Apache · ~64 km · Must-see
• Canyon de Chelly National Monument · sanctuary · Apache · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fort Wingate Historical Marker · fort · McKinley · ~69 km · Must-see
• Navajo Museum · museum · Apache · ~6 km
• Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park · park · McKinley · ~6 km
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · McKinley · ~29 km
• Zilditloi Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~30 km
• Red Lake Dam · lake · McKinley · ~31 km
• Beelzebub · viewpoint · McKinley · ~33 km
• Torrivio Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~33 km
• Whiskey Lake T20n Dam · lake · McKinley · ~34 km
• Corn Burned Hill · viewpoint · McKinley · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Damon Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Damon Lake

• Red Lake · lake · McKinley · ~33 km · Must-see
• Todacheene Dam · lake · San Juan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bekihatso · lake · Apache · ~76 km · Must-see
• Red Lake Dam · lake · McKinley · ~31 km
• Whiskey Lake T20n Dam · lake · McKinley · ~34 km
• Bowl Canyon Recreation Center · lake · McKinley · ~39 km
• Asaayi Dam · lake · McKinley · ~42 km
• Chuska Lake · lake · McKinley · ~44 km
• Ganado Dam · lake · Apache · ~49 km
• Little Whitecone Lake Dam · lake · San Juan · ~60 km

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