Tomahawk Dam

Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.01004, -107.30781. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tomahawk Dam

• Chair Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~7 km · Must-see
• Paonia State Park · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~9 km · Must-see
• Marcellina Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~13 km · Must-see
• Raggeds Wilderness · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~14 km · Must-see
• McClure Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~19 km · Must-see
• Chimneys of Treasure Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~21 km · Must-see
• Purple Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Afley Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Owen · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Purple Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~24 km · Must-see
• East Beckwith Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~25 km · Must-see
• Schofield Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Gunnison · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~31 km · Must-see
• Capitol Peak · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tomahawk Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tomahawk Dam

• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~19 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~72 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~77 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~78 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~79 km · Must-see
• Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~79 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~79 km · Must-see

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