Balman Dam

Balman 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 Balman 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 Balman Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.26252, -105.68904. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Balman Dam

• San Isabel National Forest · sanctuary · Fremont · ~8 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hayden Spring · viewpoint · Saguache · ~21 km · Must-see
• Galena Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~21 km · Must-see
• Rito Alto Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Otto · viewpoint · Saguache · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bushnell Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~24 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~25 km · Must-see
• Eureka Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~26 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs · viewpoint · Saguache · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hunts Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~33 km · Must-see
• Horn Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fluted Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Wilderness · sanctuary · Saguache · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams · viewpoint · Saguache · ~37 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Balman Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Balman Dam

• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~27 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~38 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~79 km · Must-see
• Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~103 km · Must-see
• Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~104 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~119 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~122 km · Must-see

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