Columbine Dam

Columbine 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 Columbine 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 Columbine Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.03492, -107.76553. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Columbine Dam

• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~11 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~43 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Paonia State Park · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~47 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~48 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~50 km · Must-see
• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Gunnison · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~52 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~52 km · Must-see
• Chair Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~53 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~53 km · Must-see
• McClure Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~54 km · Must-see
• Marcellina Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Columbine Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Columbine Dam

• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~66 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~78 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~80 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~82 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~86 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~94 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~102 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~111 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~112 km · Must-see

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