Welsh Dam

Welsh 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 Welsh 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 Welsh Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.79295, -106.74575. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Welsh Dam

• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~9 km · Must-see
• North Clear Creek Falls, Creede CO · waterfall · Eagle · ~28 km · Must-see
• White River National Forest · sanctuary · Eagle · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~36 km · Must-see
• Gore Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~37 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~38 km · Must-see
• Meridian Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~40 km · Must-see
• New York Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~42 km · Must-see
• Eagles Nest · viewpoint · Summit · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Powell · viewpoint · Summit · ~44 km · Must-see
• Betty Ford Alpine Gardens · sanctuary · Eagle · ~46 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~48 km · Must-see
• The Spider · viewpoint · Eagle · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Jackson · viewpoint · Eagle · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fools Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~50 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~51 km · Must-see

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• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~38 km · Must-see
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• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~48 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~51 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~57 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~59 km · Must-see
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• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~66 km · Must-see
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