Antero Dam

Antero 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 Antero 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 Antero Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.99214, -105.89513. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Antero Dam

• Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~2 km · Must-see
• Trout Creek Pass · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~14 km · Must-see
• East Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~23 km · Must-see
• West Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Peaks Wilderness · sanctuary · Park · ~29 km · Must-see
• Currant Creek Pass · viewpoint · Park · ~35 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~41 km · Must-see
• Badger Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~42 km · Must-see
• Thirtynine Mile Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Sherman · viewpoint · Lake · ~44 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pike National Forest · sanctuary · Park · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~45 km · Must-see
• Gemini Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Columbia · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~45 km · Must-see
• West Sheridan · viewpoint · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dyer Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Antero Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Antero Dam

• Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~2 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~45 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Dam · lake · Park · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pacific Tarn · lake · Summit · ~64 km · Must-see
• Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~76 km · Must-see

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