Dresher Dam

Dresher 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 Dresher 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 Dresher Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.48923, -107.43885. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dresher Dam

• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~11 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northwest Colorado · museum · Moffat · ~12 km · Must-see
• Elkhead State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~22 km · Must-see
• Yampa River State Park · sanctuary · Moffat · ~32 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~44 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~57 km · Must-see
• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~60 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~65 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~65 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~71 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~73 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dresher Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dresher Dam

• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~11 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~65 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~71 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~75 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~91 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~99 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~101 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~120 km · Must-see

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