Reed Dam

Reed Dam: 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 Reed Dam

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 Reed Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.53113, -103.55772. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Reed Dam

• Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks · attraction · Las Animas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Comanche National Grassland · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~61 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~72 km · Must-see
• Dolores Mission · fort · Las Animas · ~15 km
• David Canyon D Road · fort · Otero · ~33 km
• Church Of Christ · church · Las Animas · ~45 km
• The Windsplitter · viewpoint · Baca · ~55 km
• Colorado Millennial Site · fort · Baca · ~56 km
• The Hogback · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~60 km
• Prairie Land and Irrigation Number 1 Dam · lake · Otero · ~60 km
• First Assembly Of God · church · Otero · ~61 km
• Otero Museum · museum · Otero · ~62 km
• Pinon Ridge · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~62 km
• The State Bank · fort · Otero · ~63 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Reed Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Reed Dam

• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~93 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir · lake · Bent · ~98 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir State Park · lake · Bent · ~100 km · Must-see
• Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Carl Etling · lake · Baca · ~121 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa State Park;Lake Carl Etling Public Fishing Area · lake · Cimarron · ~122 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~126 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~147 km · Must-see

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