Chapman Dam

Chapman 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 Chapman 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 Chapman Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.18620, -107.09100. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chapman Dam

• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~13 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~27 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~31 km · Must-see
• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sarvis Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~48 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~53 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~57 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~59 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chapman Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chapman Dam

• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~57 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~60 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~66 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~67 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~73 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~86 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~86 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~96 km · Must-see

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