Gardner Dam

Gardner Dam: 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 Gardner Dam

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 Gardner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.05918, -104.14347. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gardner Dam

• Panorama Point · viewpoint · Kimball · ~14 km · Must-see
• Texas Trail Museum · museum · Laramie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pawnee National Grassland · sanctuary · Weld · ~35 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~37 km · Must-see
• East Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kimball Assembly of God Church · church · Kimball · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Artists Guild · attraction · Laramie · ~70 km · Must-see
• Destiny Church · church · Laramie · ~70 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Laramie · ~71 km · Must-see
• Saint Marks · church · Laramie · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Mary · church · Laramie · ~71 km · Must-see
• Wyoming State Administration · fort · Laramie · ~72 km · Must-see
• Peak Wellness Center for Youth & Family · viewpoint · Laramie · ~73 km · Must-see
• C130H Hercules · attraction · Laramie · ~73 km · Must-see
• F-86L Sabre · attraction · Laramie · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Botanic Gardens · church · Laramie · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Frontier Days - Old West Museum · museum · Laramie · ~74 km · Must-see
• Culek Dam · lake · Laramie · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gardner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gardner Dam

• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~91 km · Must-see
• Jackson Lake State Park · lake · Morgan · ~93 km · Must-see
• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~116 km · Must-see
• Prewitt Reservoir · lake · Cheyenne · ~121 km · Must-see
• Prewitt Reservoir · lake · Washington · ~121 km · Must-see
• Milton Seaman Dam · lake · Larimer · ~125 km · Must-see
• Boyd Lake State Park · lake · Larimer · ~128 km · Must-see
• Culek Dam · lake · Laramie · ~4 km
• Gilland Dam · lake · Laramie · ~20 km
• Mackley Dam · lake · Laramie · ~25 km

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