Seaton Dam

Seaton 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 Seaton 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 Seaton Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.25665, -107.18394. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Seaton Dam

• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~26 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~35 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~41 km · Must-see
• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~43 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~47 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~48 km · Must-see
• Elkhead State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~49 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sarvis Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~51 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northwest Colorado · museum · Moffat · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~55 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Seaton Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Seaton Dam

• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~64 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~65 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~68 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~79 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~80 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~84 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~107 km · Must-see

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