First Water

First Water: 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 First Water

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 First Water — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.41276, -113.43829. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near First Water

• Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Washington · ~4 km · Must-see
• Signal Peak · viewpoint · Washington · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Harmony Monument · fort · Washington · ~24 km · Must-see
• Blackridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Timber Top Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Washington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Santa Clara Volcano · viewpoint · Washington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Paria Point · viewpoint · Washington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Nagunt Mesa · viewpoint · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tucupit Point · viewpoint · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Horse Ranch Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~32 km · Must-see
• Red Butte Wilderness · sanctuary · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Iron · ~33 km · Must-see
• Holt Canyon · viewpoint · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Red Cliffs National Conservation Area · sanctuary · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hurricane Bike Park · park · Washington · ~35 km · Must-see
• Snow Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Beartrap Canyon Wilderness · viewpoint · Washington · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of First Water

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