Paradise Dam

Paradise 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 Paradise 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 Paradise Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.95541, -106.38911. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Paradise Dam

• Capilla de San Juan Bautista · church · Saguache · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saguache County Museum · museum · Saguache · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Grande · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Geologic Area · viewpoint · Mineral · ~44 km · Must-see
• Long Branch Baldy · viewpoint · Saguache · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cochetopa Dome · viewpoint · Saguache · ~52 km · Must-see
• Antora Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs · viewpoint · Saguache · ~59 km · Must-see
• Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~59 km · Must-see
• La Garita Wilderness · sanctuary · Mineral · ~59 km · Must-see
• San Luis Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~60 km · Must-see
• Marshall Pass · viewpoint · Saguache · ~63 km · Must-see
• Pintada Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bennett Peak · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~66 km · Must-see
• Colorado Gators Reptile Park · park · Alamosa · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Ouray · viewpoint · Saguache · ~67 km · Must-see
• Chipeta Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Paradise Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Paradise Dam

• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~74 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~84 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~86 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~95 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~96 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~99 km · Must-see
• Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~106 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~109 km · Must-see

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