Pargin Dam

Pargin 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 Pargin 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 Pargin Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.19953, -107.26032. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pargin Dam

• Chimney Rock National Monument · sanctuary · Archuleta · ~7 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~15 km · Must-see
• Yellowjacket Pass · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~40 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~43 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~44 km · Must-see
• KCIE-FM (Dulce) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~53 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~53 km · Must-see
• Brice Canyon · viewpoint · La Plata · ~54 km · Must-see
• Weminuche Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~56 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~60 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~60 km · Must-see
• Organ Mountain · viewpoint · La Plata · ~61 km · Must-see
• Amherst Mountain · viewpoint · La Plata · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pargin Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pargin Dam

• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~44 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~53 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Nighthorse · lake · La Plata · ~73 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~79 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~79 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~90 km · Must-see

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