Vertrees Dam

Vertrees 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 Vertrees 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 Vertrees Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.04997, -104.43800. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Vertrees Dam

• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Levee Mural Project · attraction · Pueblo · ~34 km · Must-see
• El Pueblo History Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Sacred Heart · church · Pueblo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Temple Emanuel · temple · Pueblo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rosemount Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Zoo · sanctuary · Pueblo · ~38 km · Must-see
• KDZA-AM (Pueblo) · attraction · Pueblo · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~45 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Meadows Park · park · Pueblo · ~48 km · Must-see
• Baculite Mesa · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~59 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~69 km · Must-see
• KSPK-FM (Walsenburg) · attraction · Huerfano · ~72 km · Must-see
• Butler House · fort · Pueblo · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Vertrees Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Vertrees Dam

• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~83 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~88 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~113 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~128 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~129 km · Must-see
• Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~129 km · Must-see

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