Y T Dam

Y T 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 Y T 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 Y T Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.18526, -107.89414. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Y T Dam

• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~8 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~12 km · Must-see
• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~31 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~44 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~63 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · park · Garfield · ~64 km · Must-see
• Harvey Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~65 km · Must-see
• McClure Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~67 km · Must-see
• Paonia State Park · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Y T Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Y T Dam

• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~81 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~93 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~101 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~102 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~102 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~104 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~113 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~114 km · Must-see

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