Local favourite lake · Otero, Colorado
May Water
May Water is a lake in Otero, Colorado.
May Water: 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 May Water
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 May Water — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 37.76821, -103.98966. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near May Water
- Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks · attraction · Las Animas · ~48 km · Must-see
- Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~56 km · Must-see
- Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~67 km · Must-see
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~72 km · Must-see
- Snowden Lake · lake · Otero · ~7 km
- Iron Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~23 km
- Prairie Land and Irrigation Number 1 Dam · lake · Otero · ~25 km
- Swink Reservoir Number 2 · lake · Otero · ~28 km
- Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~28 km
- Swink Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Otero · ~33 km
- Hardesty Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~40 km
- Black Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~48 km
- Dolores Mission · fort · Las Animas · ~48 km
- Hogback · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~48 km
- Black Bluff · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~49 km
- Worship Center of Rocky Ford · museum · Otero · ~50 km
- David Canyon D Road · fort · Otero · ~51 km
- Fowler Historical Society, Inc and Museum · museum · Otero · ~51 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near May Water
- Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~67 km · Must-see
- Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~90 km · Must-see
- Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~95 km · Must-see
- Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~101 km · Must-see
- Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~108 km · Must-see
- Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~110 km · Must-see
- Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~116 km · Must-see
- Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~116 km · Must-see
- John Martin Reservoir · lake · Bent · ~119 km · Must-see
- John Martin Reservoir State Park · lake · Bent · ~121 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is May Water full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for May Water yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit May Water?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near May Water?
Nearby: Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks (attraction, 48 km), Koshare Museum & Trading Post (museum, 56 km), Lake Meredith Reservoir (lake, 67 km), Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (fort, 72 km), Snowden Lake (lake, 7 km), Iron Ridge (viewpoint, 23 km).