Leon Park Dam

Leon Park Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Leon Park Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Leon Park Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.06652, -107.81368. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Leon Park Dam

• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~22 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~45 km · Must-see
• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~48 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~50 km · Must-see
• Paonia State Park · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~53 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~54 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~55 km · Must-see
• Chair Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~57 km · Must-see
• McClure Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~58 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Gunnison · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~58 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Leon Park Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Leon Park Dam

• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~71 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~78 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~84 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~84 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~91 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~100 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~109 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~113 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~114 km · Must-see

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