Columbus Dam

Columbus 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 Columbus 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 Columbus Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.22329, -105.62434. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Columbus Dam

• Fort Sanders Guardhouse · fort · Albany · ~7 km · Must-see
• Women’s History statue · museum · Albany · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's United Church of Christ · church · Albany · ~13 km · Must-see
• Laramie Plains Museum · museum · Albany · ~13 km · Must-see
• The Big Hollow · viewpoint · Albany · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ames Monument · fort · Albany · ~27 km · Must-see
• Dirty Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~35 km · Must-see
• Curt Gowdy State Park · park · Laramie · ~40 km · Must-see
• Jelm Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lindenmeier Overlook · viewpoint · Larimer · ~65 km · Must-see
• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~65 km · Must-see
• South Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Larimer · ~66 km · Must-see
• Soapstone Prairie Natural Area · sanctuary · Larimer · ~67 km · Must-see
• Drala Mountain Center · attraction · Larimer · ~68 km · Must-see
• Great Stupa of Dharmakaya Reliquary · Buddhist site · Larimer · ~69 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~75 km · Must-see
• Chris Klein Dam · lake · Albany · ~7 km
• Harney Creek Valley Mine · fort · Albany · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Columbus Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Columbus Dam

• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~65 km · Must-see
• Milton Seaman Dam · lake · Larimer · ~83 km · Must-see
• Comanche Reservoir Overlook · lake · Larimer · ~87 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~89 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~101 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~106 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~113 km · Must-see
• KSIR-AM (Estes Park) · lake · Larimer · ~124 km · Must-see
• Sprague Lake · lake · Larimer · ~126 km · Must-see
• Boyd Lake State Park · lake · Larimer · ~126 km · Must-see

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