Lake Yuma

Lake Yuma: 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 Lake Yuma

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 Lake Yuma — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.12322, -102.71998. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Yuma

• Pawnee Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~66 km
• Beecher Island Battlefield Monument · fort · Yuma · ~67 km
• Beecher Island · river spot · Yuma · ~67 km
• Anton Bethel Union Church · church · Washington · ~68 km
• Lake Yuma · lake · Dundy · ~0 km
• St John's Lutheran Church · church · Dundy · ~0 km
• Centro de Avivamiento Roca De Salvacion · church · Dundy · ~0 km
• Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church · church · Yuma · ~1 km
• Yuma City Park · park · Yuma · ~1 km
• VFW Park · park · Yuma · ~1 km
• Iglesia Cristiana Centro De Nueva Esperanza · church · Dundy · ~1 km
• Fishing Pond · park · Yuma · ~1 km
• Yuma County Fairgrounds · park · Yuma · ~2 km
• Old Thrashers · park · Yuma · ~2 km
• Yuma Museum · church · Dundy · ~3 km
• KJCO-FM (Yuma) · attraction · Yuma · ~16 km
• Deering Lake · lake · Dundy · ~18 km
• Mount Yuma · viewpoint · Yuma · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Yuma

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Yuma

• Prewitt Reservoir · lake · Washington · ~80 km · Must-see
• Prewitt Reservoir · lake · Cheyenne · ~80 km · Must-see
• Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Chase · ~130 km · Must-see
• Jackson Lake State Park · lake · Morgan · ~149 km · Must-see
• Bonny Dam · lake · Yuma · ~91 km
• Snyder Reservoir · lake · Kimball · ~93 km
• Arterburn Dam · lake · Chase · ~98 km
• Pawnee Raw Water Reservoir · lake · Morgan · ~103 km
• Kilpatrick Diversion Dam · lake · Chase · ~105 km
• Julesburg #3 Dam · lake · Sedgwick · ~111 km

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