Petry Dam

Petry 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 Petry 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 Petry Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.60361, -106.42341. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Petry Dam

• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~39 km · Must-see
• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~40 km · Must-see
• State Forest State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~46 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rawah Wilderness · sanctuary · Larimer · ~49 km · Must-see
• Parkview Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~49 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Pass · viewpoint · Jackson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Radial Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Clark Peak · viewpoint · Larimer · ~52 km · Must-see
• Seven Utes Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Petry Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Petry Dam

• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~55 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~60 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~64 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~66 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~68 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~70 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~70 km · Must-see
• Comanche Reservoir Overlook · lake · Larimer · ~79 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Grand · ~81 km · Must-see

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