McIntire Dam

McIntire 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 McIntire 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 McIntire Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.71162, -105.25775. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McIntire Dam

• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~15 km · Must-see
• Silver Mountain · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Mestas · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Zwischen · viewpoint · Saguache · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Lindsey · viewpoint · Costilla · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mosca Spring · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~28 km · Must-see
• California Peak · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~30 km · Must-see
• Blanca Peak · viewpoint · Colorado · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ellingwood Point · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~31 km · Must-see
• Great Sand Dunes National Preserve · sanctuary · Saguache · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Herard · viewpoint · Saguache · ~32 km · Must-see
• Little Bear Peak · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Zapata Falls · waterfall · Alamosa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Spainish Peaks Church · church · Huerfano · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McIntire Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McIntire Dam

• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~47 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~53 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~55 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~95 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~104 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~105 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~106 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~110 km · Must-see

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