Ault Dam

Ault 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 Ault 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 Ault Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.07332, -107.44061. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ault Dam

• Chair Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~17 km · Must-see
• McClure Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~19 km · Must-see
• Paonia State Park · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~19 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~24 km · Must-see
• Marcellina Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Raggeds Wilderness · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~31 km · Must-see
• Chimneys of Treasure Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Gunnison · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Purple Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~39 km · Must-see
• East Beckwith Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Sopris · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Capitol Peak · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Afley Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Owen · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Purple Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ault Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ault Dam

• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~31 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~44 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~78 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~83 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~87 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~87 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~89 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~90 km · Must-see

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