Murray Dam

Murray 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 Murray 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 Murray Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.86086, -105.33455. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murray Dam

• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Zwischen · viewpoint · Saguache · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Herard · viewpoint · Saguache · ~18 km · Must-see
• Great Sand Dunes National Preserve · sanctuary · Saguache · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tijeras Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mosca Spring · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Milwaukee Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pico Aislado · viewpoint · Saguache · ~27 km · Must-see
• Broken Hand Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Humboldt Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crestone Needle · viewpoint · Custer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~31 km · Must-see
• Colony Baldy · viewpoint · Custer · ~31 km · Must-see
• Crestone Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~31 km · Must-see
• Great Sand Dunes National Park · sanctuary · Saguache · ~32 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~32 km · Must-see
• Columbia Point · viewpoint · Saguache · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Murray Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Murray Dam

• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~35 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~65 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~86 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~89 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~97 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~99 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~119 km · Must-see

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