Lovato Dam

Lovato Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Lovato Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Lovato Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.30893, -105.40164. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lovato Dam

• Star Axis · attraction · San Miguel · ~36 km · Must-see
• Baca-Korte House Historic Site · attraction · San Miguel · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bean-Newlee House Historic Site · attraction · San Miguel · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pecos National Historical Park · sanctuary · Santa Fe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Light · church · Santa Fe · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hermit Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~61 km · Must-see
• Armijo Peak · viewpoint · Torrance · ~66 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Rail Trail · trek · Santa Fe · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sena Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~1 km
• Garanbuio Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~2 km
• Villanueva Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~5 km
• Pueblo Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~5 km
• Villanueva State Park · sanctuary · San Miguel · ~7 km
• Los Trigos Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~8 km
• Mesa Sacatosa · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~10 km
• Ribera Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~11 km
• Starvation Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~13 km
• Sombodoro Mesa · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lovato Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lovato Dam

• Morphy Lake · lake · Mora · ~88 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake State Park · lake · Mora · ~88 km · Must-see
• Blue Hole · lake · Guadalupe · ~97 km · Must-see
• Cochiti Dam · lake · Sandoval · ~110 km · Must-see
• Cochiti Lake · lake · Sandoval · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Estancia · lake · Torrance · ~117 km · Must-see
• Jemez Canyon Dam · lake · Sandoval · ~130 km · Must-see
• Conchas Lake · lake · San Miguel · ~134 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~135 km · Must-see
• Conchas Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~138 km · Must-see

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