Hook Dam

Hook 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 Hook 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 Hook Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.26812, -105.61631. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hook Dam

• San Isabel National Forest · sanctuary · Fremont · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~17 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~23 km · Must-see
• Rito Alto Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Eureka Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Galena Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hayden Spring · viewpoint · Saguache · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Otto · viewpoint · Saguache · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bushnell Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~31 km · Must-see
• Horn Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~32 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fluted Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams · viewpoint · Saguache · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs · viewpoint · Saguache · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Wilderness · sanctuary · Saguache · ~38 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hook Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hook Dam

• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~38 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~73 km · Must-see
• Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~95 km · Must-see
• Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~105 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~111 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~115 km · Must-see

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