Murray Dam

Murray 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 Murray 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 Murray Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.60534, -105.75834. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murray Dam

• Square Top Mountain · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~2 km · Must-see
• Argentine Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~2 km · Must-see
• Guanella Pass · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Edwards · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ruby Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~6 km · Must-see
• Cooper Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~7 km · Must-see
• Grays Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~7 km · Must-see
• Torreys Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~9 km · Must-see
• Morgan Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Bierstadt · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Ridge · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lenawee Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~11 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~11 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Blue Sky · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~13 km · Must-see
• Webster Pass (Colorado) · viewpoint · Park · ~13 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Sniktau · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Murray Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Murray Dam

• Summit Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~12 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~18 km · Must-see
• Dillon Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pacific Tarn · lake · Summit · ~47 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Dam · lake · Park · ~49 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~50 km · Must-see
• Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~56 km · Must-see
• Barker Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~58 km · Must-see
• Gross Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~63 km · Must-see

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