Michaelson Dam

Michaelson 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 Michaelson 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 Michaelson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.12141, -107.88948. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Michaelson Dam

• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~5 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~30 km · Must-see
• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~39 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~59 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~61 km · Must-see
• Paonia State Park · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~65 km · Must-see
• McClure Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~65 km · Must-see
• Chair Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~66 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Michaelson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Michaelson Dam

• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~80 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~92 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~94 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~100 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~104 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~106 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~111 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~115 km · Must-see

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