Burnt Mesa Dam

Burnt Mesa 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 Burnt Mesa 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 Burnt Mesa Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.13349, -107.01730. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Burnt Mesa Dam

• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~18 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~23 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~26 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sarvis Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~37 km · Must-see
• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~54 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~55 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Gore Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~58 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Burnt Mesa Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Burnt Mesa Dam

• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~54 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~64 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~70 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~71 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~87 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~87 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~91 km · Must-see

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