Local favourite lake · Las Animas, Colorado
Road Dam
Road Dam is a lake in Las Animas, Colorado.
Road 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 Road 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 Road Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 37.59946, -103.52411. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Road Dam
- Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks · attraction · Las Animas · ~9 km · Must-see
- Comanche National Grassland · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~42 km · Must-see
- Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~52 km · Must-see
- Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~56 km · Must-see
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~62 km · Must-see
- Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~69 km · Must-see
- Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~75 km · Must-see
- Dolores Mission · fort · Las Animas · ~9 km
- David Canyon D Road · fort · Otero · ~24 km
- The Windsplitter · viewpoint · Baca · ~51 km
- Colorado Millennial Site · fort · Baca · ~51 km
- First Assembly Of God · church · Otero · ~51 km
- Church Of Christ · church · Las Animas · ~52 km
- Otero Museum · museum · Otero · ~53 km
- The State Bank · fort · Otero · ~54 km
- Prairie Land and Irrigation Number 1 Dam · lake · Otero · ~54 km
- Bent's Old Fort Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~62 km
- Snowden Lake · lake · Otero · ~63 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Road Dam
- Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~85 km · Must-see
- John Martin Reservoir · lake · Bent · ~89 km · Must-see
- John Martin Reservoir State Park · lake · Bent · ~91 km · Must-see
- Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~92 km · Must-see
- Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~126 km · Must-see
- Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~126 km · Must-see
- Lake Carl Etling · lake · Baca · ~127 km · Must-see
- Black Mesa State Park;Lake Carl Etling Public Fishing Area · lake · Cimarron · ~127 km · Must-see
- Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~133 km · Must-see
- Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~144 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Road Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Road Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Road Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Road Dam?
Nearby: Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks (attraction, 9 km), Comanche National Grassland (sanctuary, 42 km), Koshare Museum & Trading Post (museum, 52 km), Aguaje Canyon (viewpoint, 56 km), Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (fort, 62 km), Mesa de Maya (viewpoint, 69 km).