Dugger Dam

Dugger 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 Dugger 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 Dugger Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.91468, -108.10374. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dugger Dam

• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~40 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~51 km · Must-see
• James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Western Colorado Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Mesa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Center for Reflection · museum · Mesa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Handy Chapel · church · Mesa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grand Junction Colorado Temple · church · Mesa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~61 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dugger Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dugger Dam

• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~81 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~94 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~97 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~105 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~106 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~119 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~119 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~125 km · Must-see

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