Ellgen Dam

Ellgen 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 Ellgen 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 Ellgen Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.43465, -107.69667. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ellgen Dam

• Yampa River State Park · sanctuary · Moffat · ~8 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northwest Colorado · museum · Moffat · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~22 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~37 km · Must-see
• Elkhead State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~46 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~59 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~60 km · Must-see
• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~64 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~72 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~73 km · Must-see
• Culverwell Dam · lake · Moffat · ~8 km
• Wyman Museum · museum · Moffat · ~25 km
• Ralph White Lake · lake · Moffat · ~35 km
• D D and E Wise Dam · lake · Rio Blanco · ~36 km
• Saddle Dam · lake · Routt · ~42 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ellgen Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ellgen Dam

• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~64 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~72 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~73 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~79 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~91 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~98 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~101 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~112 km · Must-see
• Kenney Reservoir · lake · Rio Blanco · ~116 km · Must-see

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