Gunst Dam

Gunst 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 Gunst 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 Gunst Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.17267, -106.66578. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gunst Dam

• Encampment River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~18 km · Must-see
• Savage Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Platte River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · sanctuary · Carbon · ~35 km · Must-see
• Huston Park Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~35 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Saratoga National Fish Hatchery · park · Carbon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~57 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~59 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~61 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~66 km · Must-see
• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~69 km · Must-see
• Jelm Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~73 km · Must-see
• Fort Halleck · fort · Carbon · ~75 km · Must-see
• Verplanke Dam · lake · Carbon · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gunst Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gunst Dam

• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~59 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~61 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~114 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~116 km · Must-see
• Seminoe Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~130 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~131 km · Must-see
• Comanche Reservoir Overlook · lake · Larimer · ~131 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~132 km · Must-see

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