Tyler Dam

Tyler 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 Tyler 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 Tyler Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.63295, -107.53444. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tyler Dam

• Mendicant Ridge · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~9 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~9 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~11 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~14 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Guero · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~20 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~21 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~24 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~29 km · Must-see
• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Gunnison · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~36 km · Must-see
• West Elk Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tyler Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tyler Dam

• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~21 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~73 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~86 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~87 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~96 km · Must-see

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