Big Battlement Dam

Big Battlement 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 Big Battlement 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 Big Battlement Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.99490, -108.05114. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Battlement Dam

• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~23 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~49 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~51 km · Must-see
• James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Western Colorado Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Grand Junction Colorado Temple · church · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Center for Reflection · museum · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Handy Chapel · church · Mesa · ~57 km · Must-see
• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Battlement Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Battlement Dam

• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~86 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~93 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~97 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~109 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~110 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~111 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~118 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~121 km · Must-see

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