Willow Dam

Willow 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 Willow 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 Willow Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.02177, -107.67416. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willow Dam

• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~3 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Paonia State Park · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chair Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Gunnison · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~43 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~43 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~44 km · Must-see
• McClure Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~45 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~46 km · Must-see
• Marcellina Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~48 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Guero · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~52 km · Must-see
• Raggeds Wilderness · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~53 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~54 km · Must-see
• East Beckwith Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Willow Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Willow Dam

• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~57 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~75 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~77 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~84 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~87 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~95 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~104 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~110 km · Must-see

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