Jack Williams Dam

Jack Williams 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 Jack Williams 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 Jack Williams Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.59119, -104.43739. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jack Williams Dam

• KSPK-FM (Walsenburg) · attraction · Huerfano · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lathrop State Park · sanctuary · Huerfano · ~44 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~48 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Las Animas · ~59 km · Must-see
• Zion's Lutheran Church · church · Las Animas · ~59 km · Must-see
• Trinidad History Museum · museum · Las Animas · ~59 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Las Animas · ~59 km · Must-see
• Temple Aaron · temple · Las Animas · ~60 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Spainish Peaks Church · church · Huerfano · ~64 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Meadows Park · park · Pueblo · ~66 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~66 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Silver Mountain · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~73 km · Must-see
• Black Bluff · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jack Williams Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jack Williams Dam

• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~87 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~90 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~100 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~116 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~123 km · Must-see

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