Jackson Dam

Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.73483, -106.25101. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackson Dam

• State Forest State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rawah Wilderness · sanctuary · Larimer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Clark Peak · viewpoint · Larimer · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~46 km · Must-see
• Platte River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~49 km · Must-see
• Seven Utes Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~49 km · Must-see
• Braddock Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Nokhu Crags · viewpoint · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Mahler · viewpoint · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Static Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~52 km · Must-see
• Neota Wilderness · sanctuary · Larimer · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Richthofen · viewpoint · Grand · ~53 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Larimer · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lulu Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Cirrus · viewpoint · Grand · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jackson Dam

• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~46 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~58 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~60 km · Must-see
• Comanche Reservoir Overlook · lake · Larimer · ~64 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~64 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~67 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~77 km · Must-see
• Snowdrift Lake · lake · Grand · ~81 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Grand · ~82 km · Must-see

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