Dunnagan Dam

Dunnagan 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 Dunnagan 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 Dunnagan Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.34781, -107.14272. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dunnagan Dam

• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~16 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~24 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Monument · sanctuary · Archuleta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~33 km · Must-see
• Yellowjacket Pass · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~36 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~36 km · Must-see
• Weminuche Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~42 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~44 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~46 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Oso · viewpoint · La Plata · ~53 km · Must-see
• Irving Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~53 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Pyramid · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dunnagan Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dunnagan Dam

• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~24 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~44 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~46 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~56 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~77 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~79 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Nighthorse · lake · La Plata · ~88 km · Must-see

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