Shawver Dam

Shawver 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 Shawver 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 Shawver Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.51247, -106.19254. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shawver Dam

• Willow Creek Pass · viewpoint · Jackson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Radial Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Parkview Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~26 km · Must-see
• Seven Utes Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~28 km · Must-see
• State Forest State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Braddock Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Mahler · viewpoint · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Clark Peak · viewpoint · Larimer · ~31 km · Must-see
• Parika Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Nokhu Crags · viewpoint · Jackson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Richthofen · viewpoint · Grand · ~32 km · Must-see
• Static Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~32 km · Must-see
• Never Summer Wilderness · viewpoint · Jackson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Cirrus · viewpoint · Grand · ~33 km · Must-see
• Howard Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Cumulus · viewpoint · Jackson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimbus · viewpoint · Grand · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shawver Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shawver Dam

• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~38 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~39 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~48 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Grand · ~55 km · Must-see
• Comanche Reservoir Overlook · lake · Larimer · ~56 km · Must-see
• Snowdrift Lake · lake · Grand · ~56 km · Must-see
• Shadow Mountain Dam · lake · Grand · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~60 km · Must-see

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