Wheeler Spring

Wheeler Spring: 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 Wheeler Spring

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 Wheeler Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.85961, -104.91826. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wheeler Spring

• Miramont Castle · museum · El Paso · ~0 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cliff Dwellings · museum · El Paso · ~1 km · Must-see
• Cave of the Winds · cave · El Paso · ~2 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~2 km · Must-see
• Balanced Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~2 km · Must-see
• Garden of the Gods Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~4 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Canyon Open Space · sanctuary · El Paso · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~5 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~5 km · Must-see
• Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site · museum · El Paso · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Cañon Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ruxton Park · park · El Paso · ~7 km · Must-see
• Barr Trail · trek · El Paso · ~8 km · Must-see
• Tahama Spring · attraction · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center · museum · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• Shove Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~11 km · Must-see
• North Cheyenne Cañon Park · viewpoint · El Paso · ~11 km · Must-see
• Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum · museum · El Paso · ~11 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wheeler Spring

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wheeler Spring

• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~18 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~84 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~88 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~90 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~91 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~95 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~96 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~107 km · Must-see

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