Wade Dam

Wade 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 Wade 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 Wade Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.47323, -106.37981. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wade Dam

• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~25 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~28 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~29 km · Must-see
• Parkview Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~33 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Pass · viewpoint · Jackson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~38 km · Must-see
• Radial Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sarvis Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~46 km · Must-see
• Seven Utes Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Parika Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~47 km · Must-see
• State Forest State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~47 km · Must-see
• Never Summer Wilderness · viewpoint · Jackson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Braddock Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wade Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wade Dam

• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~50 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~59 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~59 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~61 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~64 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~64 km · Must-see
• Windy Gap Dam · lake · Grand · ~66 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Grand · ~68 km · Must-see
• Shadow Mountain Dam · lake · Grand · ~68 km · Must-see

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