Sanchez Dam

Sanchez 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 Sanchez 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 Sanchez Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.11385, -105.41025. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sanchez Dam

• San Luis Oldest Town in Colorado · viewpoint · Costilla · ~12 km · Must-see
• Culebra Peak · viewpoint · Costilla · ~25 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~25 km · Must-see
• Trinchera Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ute Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cerro del Yuta Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~40 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center · museum · Costilla · ~43 km · Must-see
• Little Costilla Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~44 km · Must-see
• Venado Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~46 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cucharas Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bobcat Pass · viewpoint · Taos · ~58 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~59 km · Must-see
• Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Alamosa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sanchez Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sanchez Dam

• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~39 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~41 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~78 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~80 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~92 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~103 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~105 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~116 km · Must-see

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