Study Plot Reservoir

Study Plot 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 Study Plot 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 Study Plot Reservoir — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.67019, -108.71023. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Study Plot Reservoir

• Narraguinnep Natural Area · park · Dolores · ~8 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lone Mesa State Park · sanctuary · Dolores · ~30 km · Must-see
• Canyons of the Ancients National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~43 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hovenweep National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ute Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~54 km · Must-see
• Hovenweep Castle · fort · San Juan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~58 km · Must-see
• Yucca House National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~59 km · Must-see
• Park Point · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mesa Verde National Park · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~65 km · Must-see
• Menefee Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~70 km · Must-see
• Middle Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dolores Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~71 km · Must-see
• Elliott Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cliff Palace · fort · Montezuma · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Study Plot Reservoir

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Study Plot Reservoir

• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~27 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~49 km · Must-see
• Blanding City Number Four Dam · lake · San Juan · ~87 km · Must-see
• Monticello Lake Dam · lake · San Juan · ~89 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~93 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Nighthorse · lake · La Plata · ~107 km · Must-see
• Dugout Reservoir · lake · San Juan · ~109 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~131 km · Must-see
• Lake Oowah Dam · lake · Grand · ~131 km · Must-see

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