Delta Control Dam

Delta Control 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 Delta Control 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 Delta Control Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.81001, -108.06954. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Delta Control Dam

• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~38 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~50 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~51 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~52 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~53 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~53 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Delta Control Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Delta Control Dam

• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~69 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~85 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~105 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~105 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~108 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~118 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~120 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~125 km · Must-see

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