Notable lake · Chaffee, Colorado
Fooses Dam
Fooses Dam is a lake in Chaffee, Colorado.
Fooses 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 Fooses 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 Fooses Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 38.54038, -106.24765. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Fooses Dam
- Banana Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~10 km · Must-see
- Mount Aetna · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~10 km · Must-see
- Monarch Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~10 km · Must-see
- Mount Shavano · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~11 km · Must-see
- Tabeguache Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~12 km · Must-see
- Carbonate Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~13 km · Must-see
- Chipeta Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~13 km · Must-see
- Mount White · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~16 km · Must-see
- Cronin Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~16 km · Must-see
- Mount Ouray · viewpoint · Saguache · ~17 km · Must-see
- Hancock Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~18 km · Must-see
- Mount Antero · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~19 km · Must-see
- O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~19 km · Must-see
- Marshall Pass · viewpoint · Saguache · ~21 km · Must-see
- Poncha Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~22 km · Must-see
- Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~24 km · Must-see
- Methodist Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~28 km · Must-see
- Mount Princeton · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~29 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fooses Dam
- O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~19 km · Must-see
- Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~24 km · Must-see
- Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~72 km · Must-see
- Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~75 km · Must-see
- Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~85 km · Must-see
- Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~90 km · Must-see
- Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~91 km · Must-see
- Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~92 km · Must-see
- De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~98 km · Must-see
- Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~102 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Fooses Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Fooses Dam yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Fooses Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Fooses Dam?
Nearby: Banana Mountain (viewpoint, 10 km), Mount Aetna (viewpoint, 10 km), Monarch Pass (viewpoint, 10 km), Mount Shavano (viewpoint, 11 km), Tabeguache Peak (viewpoint, 12 km), Carbonate Mountain (viewpoint, 13 km).
Is Fooses Dam worth visiting?
Fooses Dam is listed as a notable lake in Colorado on Spotwander.