Red Top Dam

Red Top 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 Red Top 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 Red Top Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.95619, -104.19022. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Top Dam

• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~56 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Levee Mural Project · attraction · Pueblo · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~63 km · Must-see
• El Pueblo History Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Sacred Heart · church · Pueblo · ~64 km · Must-see
• Temple Emanuel · temple · Pueblo · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rosemount Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Zoo · sanctuary · Pueblo · ~66 km · Must-see
• KDZA-AM (Pueblo) · attraction · Pueblo · ~68 km · Must-see
• Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~71 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Meadows Park · park · Pueblo · ~72 km · Must-see
• Baculite Mesa · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~75 km · Must-see
• Hardesty Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~15 km
• Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~15 km
• Upper Chicosa Reservoir · lake · Pueblo · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Top Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Red Top Dam

• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~56 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~95 km · Must-see
• Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~107 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~117 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~122 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir · lake · Bent · ~134 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~136 km · Must-see

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