Button Rock Dam

Button Rock 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 Button Rock 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 Button Rock Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.21579, -105.36723. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Button Rock Dam

• Old Stone Congregational Church · church · Boulder · ~10 km · Must-see
• Left Hand Canyon · viewpoint · Boulder · ~16 km · Must-see
• Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock · church · Boulder · ~18 km · Must-see
• Twin Sisters Peaks · viewpoint · Larimer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Church of the Brethren · church · Boulder · ~21 km · Must-see
• Wind River Ranch · viewpoint · Larimer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake Dam · lake · Larimer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Little Church in the Pines · church · Boulder · ~23 km · Must-see
• Peak to Peak Scenic Byway · viewpoint · Boulder · ~23 km · Must-see
• Stapp Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~23 km · Must-see
• Monument Hill · viewpoint · Boulder · ~23 km · Must-see
• KSIR-AM (Estes Park) · lake · Larimer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Olympus · viewpoint · Larimer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Boulder Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Meeker · viewpoint · Boulder · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mills Glacier · viewpoint · Boulder · ~26 km · Must-see
• Longs Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~27 km · Must-see
• The Dove · viewpoint · Boulder · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Button Rock Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Button Rock Dam

• Lily Lake Dam · lake · Larimer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Stapp Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~23 km · Must-see
• KSIR-AM (Estes Park) · lake · Larimer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Boulder Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sprague Lake · lake · Larimer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dream Lake · lake · Larimer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Barker Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~37 km · Must-see
• Gross Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~37 km · Must-see
• Snowdrift Lake · lake · Grand · ~41 km · Must-see
• Marfell Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~41 km · Must-see

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