Saddle Dam

Saddle Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Saddle Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Saddle Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.25723, -107.37692. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Saddle Dam

• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~25 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northwest Colorado · museum · Moffat · ~40 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~41 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~42 km · Must-see
• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~43 km · Must-see
• Elkhead State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~45 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~48 km · Must-see
• Yampa River State Park · sanctuary · Moffat · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~51 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~53 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~55 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~61 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~64 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~65 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Saddle Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Saddle Dam

• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~41 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~48 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~53 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~84 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~86 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~90 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~91 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~96 km · Must-see

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