Ducks Nest Dam

Ducks Nest 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 Ducks Nest 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 Ducks Nest Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.77603, -108.98971. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ducks Nest Dam

• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~30 km · Must-see
• Narraguinnep Natural Area · park · Dolores · ~40 km · Must-see
• Monticello Utah Temple · church · San Juan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Alkali Ridge · fort · San Juan · ~47 km · Must-see
• Canyons of the Ancients National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~47 km · Must-see
• Abajo Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Monticello Lake Dam · lake · San Juan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hovenweep Castle · fort · San Juan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hovenweep National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~56 km · Must-see
• Blanding City Number Four Dam · lake · San Juan · ~58 km · Must-see
• Edge of the Cedars Great House · fort · San Juan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lone Mesa State Park · sanctuary · Dolores · ~60 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~61 km · Must-see
• Newspaper Rock Tower · fort · San Juan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ute Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~72 km · Must-see
• VFW War Memorial · fort · Dolores · ~9 km
• Dove Creek · lake · Dolores · ~14 km
• McCloud Point · viewpoint · Dolores · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ducks Nest Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ducks Nest Dam

• Monticello Lake Dam · lake · San Juan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Blanding City Number Four Dam · lake · San Juan · ~58 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~61 km · Must-see
• Dugout Reservoir · lake · San Juan · ~76 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Oowah Dam · lake · Grand · ~106 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~121 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~133 km · Must-see
• Lake Nighthorse · lake · La Plata · ~140 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~149 km · Must-see

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