Ryan Dam

Ryan 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 Ryan 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 Ryan Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.00599, -105.11202. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ryan Dam

• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~17 km · Must-see
• Culebra Peak · viewpoint · Costilla · ~18 km · Must-see
• Little Costilla Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~27 km · Must-see
• Trinchera Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cucharas Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~44 km · Must-see
• San Luis Oldest Town in Colorado · viewpoint · Costilla · ~44 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bobcat Pass · viewpoint · Taos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Venado Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~52 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~53 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Colfax · ~53 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~54 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~62 km · Must-see
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Taos · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ryan Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ryan Dam

• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~62 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~71 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~72 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~82 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~136 km · Must-see

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