Lower Bowns Dam

Lower Bowns 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 Lower Bowns 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 Lower Bowns Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.10455, -111.27584. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lower Bowns Dam

• Capitol Reef National Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~16 km · Must-see
• Eph Hanks Tower · viewpoint · Wayne · ~16 km · Must-see
• Golden Throne · viewpoint · Wayne · ~19 km · Must-see
• East Boulder Creek Trail · viewpoint · Garfield · ~21 km · Must-see
• Blind Lake · lake · Wayne · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ferns Nipple · viewpoint · Wayne · ~21 km · Must-see
• Pectols Pyramid · viewpoint · Wayne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Capitol Dome · viewpoint · Wayne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bloody Hands Gap · viewpoint · Garfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cuddyback Lake · lake · Garfield · ~31 km · Must-see
• Anasazi State Park Museum · museum · Garfield · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lower Calf Creek Falls · waterfall · Garfield · ~41 km · Must-see
• Jailhouse Rock · viewpoint · Wayne · ~42 km · Must-see
• Box-Death Hollow Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~43 km · Must-see
• Little Death Hollow Trailhead · viewpoint · Garfield · ~46 km · Must-see
• Wolverine Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~48 km · Must-see
• Temple of the Moon · temple · Wayne · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lower Death Hollow · viewpoint · Garfield · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lower Bowns Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lower Bowns Dam

• Blind Lake · lake · Wayne · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cuddyback Lake · lake · Garfield · ~31 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lake Mountain · lake · Wayne · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Lake · lake · Garfield · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Sevier · ~78 km · Must-see
• Otter Creek Dam · lake · Piute · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · Kane · ~107 km · Must-see
• Cys Cache · lake · Beaver · ~132 km · Must-see
• Oak Creek Dam · lake · Garfield · ~11 km
• Kings Pasture Reservoir · lake · Garfield · ~21 km

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