Lower Dome Dam

Lower Dome 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 Lower Dome 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 Lower Dome Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.20737, -106.73550. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lower Dome Dam

• Cochetopa Dome · viewpoint · Saguache · ~4 km · Must-see
• Long Branch Baldy · viewpoint · Saguache · ~33 km · Must-see
• Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~33 km · Must-see
• San Luis Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~37 km · Must-see
• La Garita Wilderness · sanctuary · Mineral · ~44 km · Must-see
• Tomichi Dome · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Geologic Area · viewpoint · Mineral · ~45 km · Must-see
• Powderhorn Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~47 km · Must-see
• Baldy Cinco · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~53 km · Must-see
• Gunnison National Forest · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~54 km · Must-see
• Antora Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~59 km · Must-see
• Marshall Pass · viewpoint · Saguache · ~59 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Pass · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~59 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~60 km · Must-see
• Monarch Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~60 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Ouray · viewpoint · Saguache · ~63 km · Must-see
• Chipeta Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lower Dome Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lower Dome Dam

• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~60 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~69 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~73 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~84 km · Must-see
• Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~89 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~93 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~101 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~110 km · Must-see

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