Somerville-McCullah Dam

Somerville-McCullah 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 Somerville-McCullah 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 Somerville-McCullah Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.04147, -108.21013. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Somerville-McCullah Dam

• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~3 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~10 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~33 km · Must-see
• James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Grand Junction Colorado Temple · church · Mesa · ~38 km · Must-see
• Western Colorado Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Mesa · ~38 km · Must-see
• Center for Reflection · museum · Mesa · ~38 km · Must-see
• Handy Chapel · church · Mesa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~50 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Colorado National Monument · sanctuary · Mesa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Grand View · viewpoint · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Independence Monument · viewpoint · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Somerville-McCullah Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Somerville-McCullah Dam

• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~75 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~95 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~114 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~117 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~126 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~127 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~134 km · Must-see
• Lake Oowah Dam · lake · Grand · ~138 km · Must-see

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