Bullfrog Dam

Bullfrog 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 Bullfrog 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 Bullfrog Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.50721, -108.35721. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bullfrog Dam

• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~46 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~54 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~55 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~64 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Montrose · ~3 km
• Little Monitor Number 2 Dam · lake · Montrose · ~5 km
• Kelso Point · viewpoint · Mesa · ~14 km
• Ashley Ridge · viewpoint · Montrose · ~16 km
• Long Point · viewpoint · Mesa · ~18 km
• Zappa Wall · viewpoint · Mesa · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bullfrog Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bullfrog Dam

• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~75 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Oowah Dam · lake · Grand · ~100 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~100 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~113 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~119 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~128 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~136 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~137 km · Must-see

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