Dillon Reservoir four ski-resorts. Arapahoe Basin is medium-sized resort that is approximately ten miles from the lake. Keystone Ski Resort is a large tourist destination that is located approximately five miles away. Breckenridge, which is one of the largest ski resorts in Colorado, is located approximately seven miles from Dillon Reservoir. Copper Mountain is located approximately eight miles from Dillon Reservoir. These resorts stay open all year round. The reservoir is also a center of attraction for the area. During the winter months, ice fishing and snowmobiling are common activities. For warmer months, the towns of Dillon and Frisco each have marinas
Charles Dillon, 14th Viscount Dillon who worked in Florence. A large window in the Baptistery of Ballaghaderreen Cathedral in County Mayo commemorates Lord Dillon respecting his fairness as a landlord in the period covering the great famine. A further window in a chapel on the south side of the sanctuary commemorates Charles Strickland, who was appointed by Lord Dillon to manage his estates in County Mayo. Under Strickland Newtown Dillon was built, the first houses being completed in 1846. The family is recorded as holding estate in Counties Mayo and Roscommon from 1842 to 1875. Charles Dillon, 14th Viscount Dillon Charles Henry Dillon, 14th Viscount