Beaver Dam

Beaver 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 Beaver 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 Beaver Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.82151, -107.44883. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beaver Dam

• Mount Gunnison · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~8 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Guero · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~16 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Paonia State Park · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~23 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mendicant Ridge · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~24 km · Must-see
• East Beckwith Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~25 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Marcellina Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~27 km · Must-see
• West Elk Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~31 km · Must-see
• The Castles · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ohio Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Raggeds Wilderness · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Owen · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beaver Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Beaver Dam

• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~47 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~49 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~53 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~59 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~88 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~97 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~101 km · Must-see

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