Gross Dam

Gross 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 Gross 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 Gross Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.94806, -105.35798. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gross Dam

• Gross Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~1 km · Must-see
• Walker Ranch Park · sanctuary · Boulder · ~2 km · Must-see
• South Boulder Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~6 km · Must-see
• Eldorado Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Boulder · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bear Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~7 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~8 km · Must-see
• Eldorado Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~8 km · Must-see
• The Flatirons · viewpoint · Boulder · ~8 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Park · park · Boulder · ~11 km · Must-see
• Museum of Natural History - Henderson Building · museum · Boulder · ~12 km · Must-see
• Andrews Arboretum · park · Boulder · ~12 km · Must-see
• Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art · museum · Boulder · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pine Street Church · church · Boulder · ~13 km · Must-see
• Barker Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Monument Hill · viewpoint · Boulder · ~15 km · Must-see
• Little Church in the Pines · church · Boulder · ~15 km · Must-see
• Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gross Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gross Dam

• Gross Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~1 km · Must-see
• Barker Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Boulder Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hills of Standley Lake Park · lake · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Stapp Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~31 km · Must-see
• Marfell Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Rhoda · lake · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sloan's Lake · lake · Denver · ~43 km · Must-see
• Monarch Lake Dam · lake · Grand · ~47 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~48 km · Must-see

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