Madrid Dam

Madrid 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 Madrid 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 Madrid Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.12774, -104.59852. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Madrid Dam

• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~2 km · Must-see
• Zion's Lutheran Church · church · Las Animas · ~11 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Las Animas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Temple Aaron · temple · Las Animas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Trinidad History Museum · museum · Las Animas · ~12 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Las Animas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~32 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~54 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cucharas Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~59 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Madrid Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Madrid Dam

• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~95 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~109 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~120 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~124 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~129 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~140 km · Must-see

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