Oasis Dam

Oasis 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 Oasis 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 Oasis Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.79335, -107.89419. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oasis Dam

• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~33 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~36 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~40 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~43 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~44 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~46 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mendicant Ridge · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~51 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Oasis Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Oasis Dam

• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~54 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~78 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~89 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~91 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~103 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~108 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~117 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~122 km · Must-see

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