Big Pit

Big Pit: 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 Big Pit

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 Big Pit — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.87992, -104.17082. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Pit

• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~67 km · Must-see
• Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~70 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Levee Mural Project · attraction · Pueblo · ~71 km · Must-see
• El Pueblo History Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~72 km · Must-see
• Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks · attraction · Las Animas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Sacred Heart · church · Pueblo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Temple Emanuel · temple · Pueblo · ~74 km · Must-see
• Rosemount Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~74 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~74 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Meadows Park · park · Pueblo · ~75 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~7 km
• Iron Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~8 km
• Snowden Lake · lake · Otero · ~19 km
• Hardesty Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~23 km
• Black Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Pit

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Pit

• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~67 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~98 km · Must-see
• Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~109 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~113 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~125 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~126 km · Must-see

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