Apple Dam

Apple 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 Apple 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 Apple Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.43700, -106.95285. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Apple Dam

• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~14 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~23 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~24 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~25 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sarvis Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~37 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~40 km · Must-see
• Elkhead State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~48 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~49 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~50 km · Must-see
• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Apple Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Apple Dam

• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~40 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~49 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~50 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~69 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~73 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~98 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~99 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~100 km · Must-see

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