Upper Reservoir

Upper Reservoir: 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 Upper Reservoir

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 Upper Reservoir — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.11305, -104.93804. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Reservoir

• United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel · church · El Paso · ~15 km · Must-see
• Colorado Renaissance Festival · park · Douglas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Western Museum of Mining & Industry · museum · El Paso · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~18 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~22 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Taylor Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~28 km · Must-see
• Crystal Falls / Kirkpatrick Trail · waterfall · Teller · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cave of the Winds · cave · El Paso · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~34 km · Must-see
• Garden of the Gods Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site · museum · El Paso · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see
• Balanced Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cliff Dwellings · museum · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see
• Miramont Castle · museum · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Reservoir

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Reservoir

• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~73 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~74 km · Must-see
• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~75 km · Must-see
• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~75 km · Must-see
• Sloan's Lake · lake · Denver · ~89 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~92 km · Must-see

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