Paulson Dam

Paulson 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 Paulson 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 Paulson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.84786, -107.85108. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Paulson Dam

• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~34 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~37 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~40 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~41 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~49 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mendicant Ridge · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Gunnison · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~51 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~51 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Paulson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Paulson Dam

• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~57 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~81 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~86 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~91 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~96 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~101 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~109 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~122 km · Must-see

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