Mosca Dam

Mosca 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 Mosca 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 Mosca Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.74562, -105.38093. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mosca Dam

• Mount Zwischen · viewpoint · Saguache · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mosca Spring · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Great Sand Dunes National Preserve · sanctuary · Saguache · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Herard · viewpoint · Saguache · ~19 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~21 km · Must-see
• California Peak · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Lindsey · viewpoint · Costilla · ~24 km · Must-see
• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ellingwood Point · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Zapata Falls · waterfall · Alamosa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Blanca Peak · viewpoint · Colorado · ~26 km · Must-see
• Great Sand Dunes National Park · sanctuary · Saguache · ~26 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~27 km · Must-see
• Little Bear Peak · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tijeras Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~30 km · Must-see
• Milwaukee Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mosca Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mosca Dam

• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~49 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~52 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~100 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~105 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~111 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~113 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~113 km · Must-see

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