Cerro Dam

Cerro 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 Cerro 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 Cerro Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.44579, -107.63753. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cerro Dam

• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~0 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~8 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~20 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~20 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~23 km · Must-see
• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~25 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~32 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ridgway State Park · sanctuary · Ouray · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mendicant Ridge · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~39 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cerro Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cerro Dam

• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~8 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~76 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~101 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~114 km · Must-see

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