Morrison Dam

Morrison 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 Morrison 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 Morrison Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.85994, -108.36794. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Morrison Dam

• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lone Mesa State Park · sanctuary · Dolores · ~20 km · Must-see
• Middle Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dolores Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~30 km · Must-see
• Little Cone · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~32 km · Must-see
• Elliott Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~38 km · Must-see
• Narraguinnep Natural Area · park · Dolores · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lizard Head Wilderness · sanctuary · Dolores · ~39 km · Must-see
• El Diente Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilson · viewpoint · Dolores · ~41 km · Must-see
• Wilson Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~42 km · Must-see
• Gladstone Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lizard Head · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sunshine Mesa · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~48 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~49 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Morrison Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Morrison Dam

• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~49 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~53 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~61 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~74 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Nighthorse · lake · La Plata · ~101 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~119 km · Must-see
• Monticello Lake Dam · lake · San Juan · ~121 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~122 km · Must-see

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