Willow Spring

Willow Spring: 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 Willow Spring

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 Willow Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.61550, -109.03700. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willow Spring

• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fisher Valley Overlook · viewpoint · Grand · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Waas · viewpoint · Grand · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Mellenthin · viewpoint · San Juan · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Oowah Dam · lake · Grand · ~30 km · Must-see
• The Titan · viewpoint · Grand · ~32 km · Must-see
• The Oracle · viewpoint · Grand · ~32 km · Must-see
• Echo Tower · viewpoint · Grand · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Peale · viewpoint · San Juan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kingfisher · viewpoint · Grand · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ancient Art · viewpoint · Grand · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Tukuhnikivatz · viewpoint · San Juan · ~34 km · Must-see
• Round Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~35 km · Must-see
• Castleton Tower · viewpoint · Grand · ~36 km · Must-see
• Rectory · viewpoint · Grand · ~36 km · Must-see
• South Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Convent · viewpoint · Grand · ~39 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Willow Spring

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Willow Spring

• Lake Oowah Dam · lake · Grand · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dugout Reservoir · lake · San Juan · ~94 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~94 km · Must-see
• Monticello Lake Dam · lake · San Juan · ~111 km · Must-see
• Blanding City Number Four Dam · lake · San Juan · ~142 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~149 km · Must-see
• Pace Dam · lake · Grand · ~9 km
• Buckeye Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~24 km
• Wilcox Dam · lake · San Juan · ~52 km
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Montrose · ~75 km

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