Local favourite lake · Bent, Colorado
Dawn Dam
Dawn Dam is a lake in Bent, Colorado.
Dawn 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 Dawn 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 Dawn Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 38.09041, -103.31336. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Dawn Dam
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~14 km · Must-see
- Fort Lyon · fort · Bent · ~20 km · Must-see
- Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~20 km · Must-see
- Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~30 km · Must-see
- John Martin Reservoir · lake · Bent · ~37 km · Must-see
- John Martin Reservoir State Park · lake · Bent · ~39 km · Must-see
- Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~45 km · Must-see
- Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks · attraction · Las Animas · ~73 km · Must-see
- First Presbyterian Church · church · Bent · ~10 km
- Las Animas Christian Church · church · Bent · ~10 km
- John W. Rawlings Heritage Center · museum · Bent · ~11 km
- Horse Creek Dam · lake · Otero · ~14 km
- Bent's Old Fort Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~14 km
- East Holbrook Mennonite Church · church · Otero · ~18 km
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Bent · ~25 km
- The State Bank · fort · Otero · ~29 km
- First Assembly Of God · church · Otero · ~29 km
- Otero Museum · museum · Otero · ~30 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dawn Dam
- Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~20 km · Must-see
- John Martin Reservoir · lake · Bent · ~37 km · Must-see
- John Martin Reservoir State Park · lake · Bent · ~39 km · Must-see
- Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~45 km · Must-see
- Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~138 km · Must-see
- Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~142 km · Must-see
- Horse Creek Dam · lake · Otero · ~14 km
- Holbrook Dam · lake · Otero · ~32 km
- Horse Creek and Black Draw Dam · lake · Crowley · ~32 km
- Verhoeff Dam · lake · Bent · ~44 km
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Frequently asked
Is Dawn Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Dawn Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Dawn Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Dawn Dam?
Nearby: Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (fort, 14 km), Fort Lyon (fort, 20 km), Adobe Creek Dam (lake, 20 km), Koshare Museum & Trading Post (museum, 30 km), John Martin Reservoir (lake, 37 km), John Martin Reservoir State Park (lake, 39 km).