Catlin Dam

Catlin 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 Catlin 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 Catlin Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.12613, -103.94417. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Catlin Dam

• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~28 km · Must-see
• Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~64 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~69 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~74 km · Must-see
• Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~74 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Levee Mural Project · attraction · Pueblo · ~75 km · Must-see
• Fowler Historical Society, Inc and Museum · museum · Otero · ~9 km
• Crowley School · museum · Crowley · ~14 km
• Swink Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Otero · ~21 km
• Hardesty Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~21 km
• Swink Reservoir Number 2 · lake · Otero · ~22 km
• Worship Center of Rocky Ford · museum · Otero · ~26 km
• Lake Henry Dam · lake · Crowley · ~31 km
• Prairie Land and Irrigation Number 1 Dam · lake · Otero · ~33 km
• Huerfano Bridge · fort · Pueblo · ~37 km
• Holbrook Dam · lake · Otero · ~39 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Catlin Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Catlin Dam

• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~69 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~74 km · Must-see
• Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~90 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir · lake · Bent · ~106 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir State Park · lake · Bent · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~124 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~129 km · Must-see
• Swink Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Otero · ~21 km

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