J M Dam

J M 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 J M 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 J M Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.82790, -105.35085. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near J M Dam

• Mount Zwischen · viewpoint · Saguache · ~13 km · Must-see
• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Herard · viewpoint · Saguache · ~16 km · Must-see
• Great Sand Dunes National Preserve · sanctuary · Saguache · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mosca Spring · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tijeras Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~25 km · Must-see
• Milwaukee Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pico Aislado · viewpoint · Saguache · ~28 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~29 km · Must-see
• Great Sand Dunes National Park · sanctuary · Saguache · ~29 km · Must-see
• Broken Hand Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Humboldt Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Crestone Needle · viewpoint · Custer · ~31 km · Must-see
• Crestone Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~32 km · Must-see
• Colony Baldy · viewpoint · Custer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~34 km · Must-see
• California Peak · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of J M Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near J M Dam

• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~39 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~61 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~90 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~93 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~101 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~103 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~120 km · Must-see

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