Sullivan Dam

Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.27415, -107.45780. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sullivan Dam

• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~22 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~29 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northwest Colorado · museum · Moffat · ~35 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~40 km · Must-see
• Yampa River State Park · sanctuary · Moffat · ~42 km · Must-see
• Elkhead State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~46 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~47 km · Must-see
• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~47 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~52 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~54 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~64 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~66 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~67 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~72 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sullivan Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sullivan Dam

• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~46 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~47 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~52 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~72 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~84 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~92 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~93 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~95 km · Must-see

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