Garnet Mesa Dam

Garnet Mesa 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 Garnet Mesa 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 Garnet Mesa Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.71352, -108.04005. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Garnet Mesa Dam

• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~1 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~37 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~40 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~40 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~43 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~48 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~53 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~54 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~56 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~57 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~58 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Garnet Mesa Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Garnet Mesa Dam

• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~73 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~86 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~108 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~117 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~122 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~124 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~126 km · Must-see

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