Dawson Dam

Dawson 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 Dawson 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 Dawson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.11226, -107.84794. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dawson Dam

• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~10 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~22 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~34 km · Must-see
• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~42 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~56 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~57 km · Must-see
• Paonia State Park · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~61 km · Must-see
• McClure Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~61 km · Must-see
• Chair Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~61 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~62 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Gunnison · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dawson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dawson Dam

• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~75 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~88 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~91 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~95 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~108 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~109 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~109 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~115 km · Must-see

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