Ruby Lee Dam

Ruby Lee 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 Ruby Lee 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 Ruby Lee Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.35257, -108.74458. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ruby Lee Dam

• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fruita Assembly of God · church · Mesa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Journey · museum · Mesa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~29 km · Must-see
• McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area · sanctuary · Mesa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mee Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Independence Monument · viewpoint · Mesa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Grand View · viewpoint · Mesa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Valley · viewpoint · Grand · ~39 km · Must-see
• Grand Junction Colorado Temple · church · Mesa · ~41 km · Must-see
• James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~41 km · Must-see
• Colorado National Monument · sanctuary · Mesa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Center for Reflection · museum · Mesa · ~43 km · Must-see
• Handy Chapel · church · Mesa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Western Colorado Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Mesa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ruby Canyon · sanctuary · Grand · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ruby Lee Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ruby Lee Dam

• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kenney Reservoir · lake · Rio Blanco · ~106 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~112 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Oowah Dam · lake · Grand · ~131 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~145 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~146 km · Must-see
• Mack Mesa Dam · lake · Mesa · ~14 km
• Juniata Dam · lake · Mesa · ~73 km
• Sunset Lake · lake · Mesa · ~82 km

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