Ganado Dam

Ganado Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Ganado Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Ganado Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.73080, -109.51448. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ganado Dam

• Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site · park · Apache · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bekihatso · lake · Apache · ~40 km · Must-see
• Navajo Nation Museum · museum · McKinley · ~53 km · Must-see
• Window Rock Dam · church · McKinley · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bat Canyon · viewpoint · Apache · ~55 km · Must-see
• Canyon de Chelly National Monument · park · Apache · ~59 km · Must-see
• Canyon de Chelly National Monument · sanctuary · Apache · ~60 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · McKinley · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hubbel Trading Post and Museum · museum · Apache · ~6 km
• Tse Deeshzhaai Wash · viewpoint · Apache · ~43 km
• Navajo Museum · museum · Apache · ~53 km
• Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park · park · McKinley · ~53 km
• Spider Rock · viewpoint · Apache · ~56 km
• Antelope Trail Spring · lake · Apache · ~58 km
• Balakai Mesa · viewpoint · Apache · ~59 km
• Chinle · viewpoint · Apache · ~59 km
• Red Lake Dam · lake · McKinley · ~60 km
• Zilditloi Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~62 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ganado Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ganado Dam

• Bekihatso · lake · Apache · ~40 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · McKinley · ~60 km · Must-see
• Todacheene Dam · lake · San Juan · ~87 km · Must-see
• Antelope Trail Spring · lake · Apache · ~58 km
• Red Lake Dam · lake · McKinley · ~60 km
• Martinez Spring · lake · Navajo · ~67 km
• Bighams Lake · lake · Navajo · ~67 km
• Turkey Reservoir · lake · Apache · ~69 km
• Bowl Canyon Recreation Center · lake · McKinley · ~71 km
• Asaayi Dam · lake · McKinley · ~74 km

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