Green Mountain Dam

Green Mountain 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 Green Mountain 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 Green Mountain Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.87692, -106.33094. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Green Mountain Dam

• Green Mountain Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~6 km · Must-see
• Williams Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~13 km · Must-see
• Eagles Nest · viewpoint · Summit · ~14 km · Must-see
• Meridian Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Powell · viewpoint · Summit · ~16 km · Must-see
• The Spider · viewpoint · Eagle · ~23 km · Must-see
• Gore Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~25 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~26 km · Must-see
• Eagles Nest Wilderness · sanctuary · Eagle · ~29 km · Must-see
• Betty Ford Alpine Gardens · sanctuary · Eagle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~34 km · Must-see
• Byers Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~34 km · Must-see
• Byers Peak Wilderness · viewpoint · Grand · ~37 km · Must-see
• North Clear Creek Falls, Creede CO · waterfall · Eagle · ~40 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ptarmigan Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~42 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~45 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Green Mountain Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Green Mountain Dam

• Green Mountain Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~6 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~26 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~34 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dillon Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~49 km · Must-see
• Windy Gap Dam · lake · Grand · ~49 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Granby · lake · Grand · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~66 km · Must-see

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