Yamcolo Dam

Yamcolo 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 Yamcolo 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 Yamcolo Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.05682, -107.04635. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Yamcolo Dam

• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~7 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~29 km · Must-see
• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~30 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sarvis Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~45 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~46 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~53 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~55 km · Must-see
• Gore Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~58 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~62 km · Must-see
• White River National Forest · sanctuary · Eagle · ~62 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Yamcolo Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Yamcolo Dam

• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~22 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~48 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~65 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~68 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~78 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~84 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~85 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~86 km · Must-see

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