Elephant Dam

Elephant 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 Elephant 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 Elephant Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.19374, -107.83336. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elephant Dam

• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ridgway State Park · sanctuary · Ouray · ~11 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~11 km · Must-see
• North Pole Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hayden Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Sneffels Wilderness · sanctuary · Ouray · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mears Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~26 km · Must-see
• Whitehouse Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Ridgway · viewpoint · Ouray · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Sneffels · viewpoint · Ouray · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cirque Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~27 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Ouray · ~28 km · Must-see
• Teakettle Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dallas Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gilpin Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~29 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~29 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~30 km · Must-see
• Potosi Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elephant Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Elephant Dam

• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~10 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~49 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~51 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~56 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~67 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~80 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~87 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~99 km · Must-see

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