Chapman Dam

Chapman 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 Chapman 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 Chapman Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.31648, -106.64068. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chapman Dam

• Hagerman Pass · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fools Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~19 km · Must-see
• Red Table Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Oklahoma · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Geissler Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Massive Wilderness · viewpoint · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Massive · viewpoint · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Jackson · viewpoint · Eagle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Aspen Art Museum · museum · Pitkin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Twining Peak · viewpoint · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Leadville National Fish Hatchery · park · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~27 km · Must-see
• New York Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chapman Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chapman Dam

• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~48 km · Must-see

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