Vail Dam

Vail 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 Vail 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 Vail Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.92999, -104.79553. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Vail Dam

• Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Adams · ~14 km · Must-see
• Blue Mustang · attraction · Denver · ~18 km · Must-see
• Former Stapleton Airport Control Tower · attraction · Denver · ~26 km · Must-see
• Forney Museum of Transportation · museum · Denver · ~28 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Pavilion · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Denver Museum of Nature and Science · museum · Denver · ~30 km · Must-see
• Denver Zoo · sanctuary · Denver · ~30 km · Must-see
• Black American West Museum · museum · Denver · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church · church · Denver · ~30 km · Must-see
• City Park · sanctuary · Denver · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum · museum · Denver · ~31 km · Must-see
• Chapel No. 1 · church · Denver · ~31 km · Must-see
• Denver Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Denver · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Park · park · Denver · ~33 km · Must-see
• Marfell Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~33 km · Must-see
• Colorado · church · Denver · ~33 km · Must-see
• Union Station · attraction · Denver · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hackberry Park · park · Jefferson · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Vail Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Vail Dam

• Marfell Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Rhoda · lake · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sloan's Lake · lake · Denver · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hills of Standley Lake Park · lake · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Boulder Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~50 km · Must-see
• Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~51 km · Must-see
• Gross Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~61 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~61 km · Must-see

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