Mesito Dam

Mesito 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 Mesito 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 Mesito Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.13783, -105.67373. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mesito Dam

• Ute Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~28 km · Must-see
• San Luis Oldest Town in Colorado · viewpoint · Costilla · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cerro del Yuta Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~29 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~39 km · Must-see
• Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Alamosa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center · museum · Costilla · ~48 km · Must-see
• Denver and Rio Grande Western Number 169 · attraction · Alamosa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church · church · Alamosa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Venado Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~52 km · Must-see
• Culebra Peak · viewpoint · Costilla · ~54 km · Must-see
• San Antonio Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~54 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~55 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~55 km · Must-see
• Trinchera Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~60 km · Must-see
• Little Bear Peak · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Blanca Peak · viewpoint · Colorado · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ellingwood Point · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mesito Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mesito Dam

• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~47 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~74 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~75 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~86 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~87 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~88 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~89 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~119 km · Must-see

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