Galloway Spring

Galloway 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 Galloway 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 Galloway Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.24326, -108.07470. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Galloway Spring

• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~5 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~17 km · Must-see
• North Pole Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hayden Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ridgway State Park · sanctuary · Ouray · ~36 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Sneffels Wilderness · sanctuary · Ouray · ~39 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mears Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~40 km · Must-see
• Little Cone · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~44 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dallas Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Sneffels · viewpoint · Ouray · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cirque Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~47 km · Must-see
• Gilpin Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Ridgway · viewpoint · Ouray · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Galloway Spring

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Galloway Spring

• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~34 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~61 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~63 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~87 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~94 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~98 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~102 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~111 km · Must-see

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