Santa Cruz Reservoir Dam

Santa Cruz Reservoir 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Santa Cruz Reservoir 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 Santa Cruz Reservoir Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.97868, -105.91992. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Santa Cruz Reservoir Dam

• San Antonio de Padua del Quemado Chapel · church · Rio Arriba · ~8 km · Must-see
• KDCE-AM (Espanola) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~17 km · Must-see
• Poeh Cultural Center · museum · Santa Fe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Jemez Mountains Historic Marker · fort · Santa Fe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe National Forest · sanctuary · Santa Fe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Baldy · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Truchas Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~31 km · Must-see
• Archbishop Lamy's Chapel · church · Santa Fe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Puye Cliff Dwellings · fort · Rio Arriba · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tsankawi Pueblo · fort · Santa Fe · ~37 km · Must-see
• KSWV-AM (Santa Fe) · attraction · Santa Fe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Marcy (ruins) · fort · Santa Fe · ~40 km · Must-see
• New Mexico Museum of Art · museum · Santa Fe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Palace of the Governors · fort · Santa Fe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Don Diego de Vargas Zapata Luján Ponce de León, El Marques de la Nava de Barcinas · attraction · Santa Fe · ~40 km · Must-see
• The Santa Fe Plaza · park · Santa Fe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Soldiers' Monument · fort · Santa Fe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Shrine of Our Lady Of Guadalupe · church · Santa Fe · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Santa Cruz Reservoir Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Santa Cruz Reservoir Dam

• Morphy Lake State Park · lake · Mora · ~59 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake · lake · Mora · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cochiti Lake · lake · Sandoval · ~64 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cochiti Dam · lake · Sandoval · ~69 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~74 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~96 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~97 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~98 km · Must-see

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