Araster Dam

Araster Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Araster Dam

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Araster Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.36212, -106.38196. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Araster Dam

• Medicine Bow Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~7 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · sanctuary · Carbon · ~8 km · Must-see
• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~16 km · Must-see
• Savage Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~24 km · Must-see
• Platte River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~40 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Saratoga National Fish Hatchery · park · Carbon · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fort Halleck · fort · Carbon · ~49 km · Must-see
• Jelm Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~56 km · Must-see
• Encampment River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~58 km · Must-see
• The Big Hollow · viewpoint · Albany · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hanna Basin Museum · fort · Carbon · ~73 km · Must-see
• Huston Park Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~73 km · Must-see
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Carbon · ~1 km
• Keystone Dam · lake · Carbon · ~4 km
• Ryan Brothers Lake Dam · lake · Carbon · ~4 km
• First Enlargement of Wiant Dam · lake · Carbon · ~4 km
• Wiant Number 2 Dam · lake · Carbon · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Araster Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Araster Dam

• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~96 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~100 km · Must-see
• Seminoe Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~114 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~119 km · Must-see
• Comanche Reservoir Overlook · lake · Larimer · ~130 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~135 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~137 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~142 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~144 km · Must-see

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