Sawmill Dam

Sawmill 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 Sawmill 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 Sawmill Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.47328, -106.05787. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sawmill Dam

• Peak 10 · viewpoint · Summit · ~6 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pacific Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~10 km · Must-see
• Pacific Tarn · lake · Summit · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tenmile Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~11 km · Must-see
• Atlantic Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~11 km · Must-see
• Quandary Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fletcher Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hoosier Ridge · viewpoint · Park · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Guyot · viewpoint · Summit · ~13 km · Must-see
• North Star Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~14 km · Must-see
• Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~15 km · Must-see
• Boreas Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~15 km · Must-see
• Jacque Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~15 km · Must-see
• Georgia Pass · viewpoint · Summit · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fishhook Island · river spot · Summit · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sawmill Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sawmill Dam

• Pacific Tarn · lake · Summit · ~10 km · Must-see
• Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~15 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Dam · lake · Park · ~17 km · Must-see
• Dillon Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~18 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~46 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~48 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~55 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~60 km · Must-see

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