Casement Dam

Casement 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 Casement 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 Casement Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.78172, -108.68976. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Casement Dam

• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Colorado National Monument · sanctuary · Mesa · ~37 km · Must-see
• Western Colorado Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Mesa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Handy Chapel · church · Mesa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Grand View · viewpoint · Mesa · ~43 km · Must-see
• Independence Monument · viewpoint · Mesa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Center for Reflection · museum · Mesa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Grand Junction Colorado Temple · church · Mesa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~48 km · Must-see
• James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~49 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Journey · museum · Mesa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fruita Assembly of God · church · Mesa · ~53 km · Must-see
• McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area · sanctuary · Mesa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Westwater Canyon Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Grand · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Casement Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Casement Dam

• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Oowah Dam · lake · Grand · ~74 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~126 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~126 km · Must-see
• Dugout Reservoir · lake · San Juan · ~136 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~144 km · Must-see
• Monticello Lake Dam · lake · San Juan · ~150 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Montrose · ~51 km
• Juniata Dam · lake · Mesa · ~51 km
• Little Monitor Number 2 Dam · lake · Montrose · ~51 km

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