Lauro Dam

Lauro 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Lauro 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 Lauro Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.45401, -119.72727. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lauro Dam

• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History · museum · Santa Barbara · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mission Santa Barbara · church · Santa Barbara · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mission Historical Park · park · Santa Barbara · ~3 km · Must-see
• Skofield Park · park · Santa Barbara · ~4 km · Must-see
• San Marcos Foothills Preserve · sanctuary · Santa Barbara · ~4 km · Must-see
• Franceschi Park · park · Santa Barbara · ~4 km · Must-see
• Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens · park · Santa Barbara · ~4 km · Must-see
• Arlington Peak · viewpoint · Santa Barbara · ~4 km · Must-see
• Alameda Park · park · Santa Barbara · ~4 km · Must-see
• Laguna Blanca · lake · Santa Barbara · ~5 km · Must-see
• Santa Barbara Museum of Art · museum · Santa Barbara · ~5 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Canyon Park · sanctuary · Santa Barbara · ~5 km · Must-see
• El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park · park · Santa Barbara · ~5 km · Must-see
• Parma Park · park · Santa Barbara · ~6 km · Must-see
• Santa Barbara Historical Museum · museum · Santa Barbara · ~6 km · Must-see
• De la Guerra Plaza · park · Santa Barbara · ~6 km · Must-see
• La Cumbre Peak · viewpoint · Santa Barbara · ~6 km · Must-see
• Elings Park · park · Santa Barbara · ~6 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lauro Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lauro Dam

• Laguna Blanca · lake · Santa Barbara · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake Cachuma · lake · Santa Barbara · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Casitas · lake · Ventura · ~45 km · Must-see
• Twitchell Reservoir · lake · Santa Barbara · ~103 km · Must-see
• Bard Lake · lake · Ventura · ~108 km · Must-see
• Soda Lake (San Luis Obispo County) · lake · ~110 km · Must-see
• Sinaloa Lake · lake · Ventura · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lake Piru · lake · Ventura · ~112 km · Must-see
• Westlake Lake · lake · Los Angeles · ~112 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Lake · lake · Los Angeles · ~113 km · Must-see

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