Roper Dam

Roper 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 Roper 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 Roper Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.75638, -109.70252. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Roper Dam

• Roper Lake State Park · lake · Graham · ~0 km · Must-see
• San Simon Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~10 km · Must-see
• Frye Mesa Reservoir Dam · lake · Graham · ~15 km · Must-see
• The Gila Valley Arizona Temple · church · Graham · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Graham · viewpoint · Graham · ~21 km · Must-see
• Riggs Flat Dam · lake · Graham · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Grant · fort · Graham · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hot Well Dunes · viewpoint · Graham · ~46 km · Must-see
• KWRQ-FM (Clifton) · attraction · Greenlee · ~48 km · Must-see
• KJIK-FM (Duncan) · attraction · Greenlee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Springs Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~53 km · Must-see
• Whitlock Peak · viewpoint · Greenlee · ~61 km · Must-see
• KCUZ-AM (Clifton) · attraction · Greenlee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rex Allen Museum · museum · Cochise · ~72 km · Must-see
• Church of Christ · church · Graham · ~5 km
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · church · Graham · ~5 km
• Stockton Wash Retarding Dam · lake · Graham · ~5 km
• Graveyard Wash Retarding Dam · lake · Graham · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Roper Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Roper Dam

• Roper Lake State Park · lake · Graham · ~0 km · Must-see
• Frye Mesa Reservoir Dam · lake · Graham · ~15 km · Must-see
• Riggs Flat Dam · lake · Graham · ~32 km · Must-see
• San Carlos Reservoir · lake · Gila · ~109 km · Must-see
• Coolidge Dam · lake · Pinal · ~112 km · Must-see
• Ackre Lake · lake · Greenlee · ~127 km · Must-see
• Rose Canyon Lake · lake · Pima · ~129 km · Must-see
• Stockton Wash Retarding Dam · lake · Graham · ~5 km
• Graveyard Wash Retarding Dam · lake · Graham · ~7 km
• No Name Wash Dam · lake · Graham · ~7 km

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