Robert Leighton Dam

Robert Leighton 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 Robert Leighton 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 Robert Leighton Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.33711, -108.53984. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Robert Leighton Dam

• Park Point · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mesa Verde National Park · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~16 km · Must-see
• Yucca House National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~20 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cliff Palace · fort · Montezuma · ~25 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ute Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~27 km · Must-see
• Menefee Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~32 km · Must-see
• Canyons of the Ancients National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hovenweep National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~46 km · Must-see
• Narraguinnep Natural Area · park · Dolores · ~51 km · Must-see
• Spiller Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hesperus Mountain · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lavender Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~53 km · Must-see
• Babcock Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Moss · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~53 km · Must-see
• Centennial Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sharkstooth Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Robert Leighton Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Robert Leighton Dam

• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~21 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Nighthorse · lake · La Plata · ~70 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~87 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~99 km · Must-see
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• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~124 km · Must-see
• Monticello Lake Dam · lake · San Juan · ~128 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~133 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~148 km · Must-see

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