Taylor Park Dam

Taylor Park 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Taylor Park 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 Taylor Park Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.81859, -106.60576. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Taylor Park Dam

• Park Cone · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~3 km · Must-see
• Matchless Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~5 km · Must-see
• Henry Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fairview Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Terrible Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ice Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~23 km · Must-see
• Emma Burr Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Collegiate Peaks Wilderness · sanctuary · Chaffee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Italian Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jones Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Turner Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Winfield Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Huron Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Emerald Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Garfield Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Missouri Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Taylor Park Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Taylor Park Dam

• Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~47 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~49 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~69 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~74 km · Must-see

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