Ribera Dam

Ribera 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 Ribera 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 Ribera Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.37825, -105.45500. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ribera Dam

• Baca-Korte House Historic Site · attraction · San Miguel · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pecos National Historical Park · sanctuary · Santa Fe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bean-Newlee House Historic Site · attraction · San Miguel · ~41 km · Must-see
• Star Axis · attraction · San Miguel · ~45 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Light · church · Santa Fe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hermit Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~51 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Rail Trail · trek · Santa Fe · ~62 km · Must-see
• Atalaya Park · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~66 km · Must-see
• Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian · museum · Santa Fe · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cristo Rey Catholic Church · church · Santa Fe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Harvey Cornell Rose Park · park · Santa Fe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fort Marcy (ruins) · fort · Santa Fe · ~69 km · Must-see
• The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi · church · Santa Fe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Loretto Chapel · church · Santa Fe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Soldiers' Monument · fort · Santa Fe · ~70 km · Must-see
• The Santa Fe Plaza · park · Santa Fe · ~70 km · Must-see
• Palace of the Governors · fort · Santa Fe · ~70 km · Must-see
• Don Diego de Vargas Zapata Luján Ponce de León, El Marques de la Nava de Barcinas · attraction · Santa Fe · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ribera Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ribera Dam

• Morphy Lake · lake · Mora · ~79 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake State Park · lake · Mora · ~79 km · Must-see
• Cochiti Dam · lake · Sandoval · ~101 km · Must-see
• Cochiti Lake · lake · Sandoval · ~104 km · Must-see
• Blue Hole · lake · Guadalupe · ~108 km · Must-see
• Jemez Canyon Dam · lake · Sandoval · ~124 km · Must-see
• Lake Estancia · lake · Torrance · ~125 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~126 km · Must-see
• Conchas Lake · lake · San Miguel · ~140 km · Must-see
• Conchas Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~143 km · Must-see

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