Big Pine Dam

Big Pine 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 Big Pine 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 Big Pine Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.42217, -108.31873. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Pine Dam

• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~8 km · Must-see
• Menefee Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~15 km · Must-see
• Park Point · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hesperus Mountain · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~26 km · Must-see
• Spiller Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lavender Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Moss · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~27 km · Must-see
• Babcock Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~27 km · Must-see
• Centennial Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mesa Verde National Park · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sharkstooth Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~28 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~28 km · Must-see
• Diorite Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cliff Palace · fort · Montezuma · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hermosa Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · La Plata · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lone Mesa State Park · sanctuary · Dolores · ~45 km · Must-see
• Yucca House National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~47 km · Must-see
• Smelter Mountain · viewpoint · La Plata · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Pine Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Pine Dam

• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~8 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Nighthorse · lake · La Plata · ~52 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~60 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~74 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~98 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~116 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~122 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~129 km · Must-see
• Blanding City Number Four Dam · lake · San Juan · ~134 km · Must-see

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