Hemosa Dam

Hemosa 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 Hemosa 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 Hemosa Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.10975, -104.26220. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hemosa Dam

• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~27 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Las Animas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Temple Aaron · temple · Las Animas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trinidad History Museum · museum · Las Animas · ~28 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Las Animas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Zion's Lutheran Church · church · Las Animas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~38 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Capulin Volcano National Monument · sanctuary · Union · ~56 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~71 km · Must-see
• Loma de la Cruz · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hemosa Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hemosa Dam

• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~131 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~146 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~149 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~150 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya Dam · lake · Colfax · ~22 km
• Lake Alice Dam · lake · Colfax · ~26 km
• Berry Lake · lake · Colfax · ~27 km

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