Pedro Dam

Pedro 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 Pedro 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 Pedro Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.03525, -107.92315. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pedro Dam

• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~33 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~46 km · Must-see
• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~61 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~61 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~62 km · Must-see
• Paonia State Park · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pedro Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pedro Dam

• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~83 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~84 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~84 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~97 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~97 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~104 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~104 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~112 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~114 km · Must-see

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