Royce Reservoir

Royce Reservoir: 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 Royce Reservoir

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 Royce Reservoir — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.82343, -108.52604. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Royce Reservoir

• Lone Mesa State Park · sanctuary · Dolores · ~15 km · Must-see
• Narraguinnep Natural Area · park · Dolores · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~40 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~41 km · Must-see
• Middle Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dolores Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Cone · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~50 km · Must-see
• Elliott Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lizard Head Wilderness · sanctuary · Dolores · ~56 km · Must-see
• El Diente Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~57 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilson · viewpoint · Dolores · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wilson Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~60 km · Must-see
• Gladstone Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~61 km · Must-see
• Canyons of the Ancients National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lizard Head · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Royce Reservoir

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Royce Reservoir

• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~41 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~58 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~70 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~87 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~102 km · Must-see
• Monticello Lake Dam · lake · San Juan · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Nighthorse · lake · La Plata · ~107 km · Must-see
• Blanding City Number Four Dam · lake · San Juan · ~109 km · Must-see
• Dugout Reservoir · lake · San Juan · ~119 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~125 km · Must-see

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