Cole Dam

Cole 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 Cole 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 Cole Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.93370, -106.17470. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cole Dam

• Williams Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~8 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~14 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~15 km · Must-see
• Byers Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~19 km · Must-see
• Byers Peak Wilderness · viewpoint · Grand · ~23 km · Must-see
• Eagles Nest · viewpoint · Summit · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Powell · viewpoint · Summit · ~30 km · Must-see
• Windy Gap Dam · lake · Grand · ~31 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~32 km · Must-see
• Meridian Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~32 km · Must-see
• The Spider · viewpoint · Eagle · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~36 km · Must-see
• Gore Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ptarmigan Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jones Pass (Colorado) · viewpoint · Grand · ~38 km · Must-see
• Arapaho National Forest · sanctuary · Grand · ~38 km · Must-see
• Eagles Nest Wilderness · sanctuary · Eagle · ~39 km · Must-see
• Vasquez Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cole Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cole Dam

• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~14 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~15 km · Must-see
• Windy Gap Dam · lake · Grand · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Granby · lake · Grand · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dillon Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~48 km · Must-see
• Monarch Lake Dam · lake · Grand · ~52 km · Must-see
• Shadow Mountain Dam · lake · Grand · ~52 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Grand · ~58 km · Must-see

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