North Side Dam

North Side Dam: 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 North Side Dam

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 North Side Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.66694, -104.76005. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near North Side Dam

• Fountain Creek Regional Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~6 km · Must-see
• May Natural History Museum · museum · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• Aiken Canyon Preserve · sanctuary · El Paso · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain · viewpoint · El Paso · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain Zoo · sanctuary · El Paso · ~18 km · Must-see
• Will Rogers - Shrine of the Sun · dargah · El Paso · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pauline Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~20 km · Must-see
• North Cheyenne Cañon Park · viewpoint · El Paso · ~21 km · Must-see
• KCSF-AM (Colorado Springs) · attraction · El Paso · ~21 km · Must-see
• Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum · museum · El Paso · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tahama Spring · attraction · El Paso · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Cañon Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~26 km · Must-see
• Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center · museum · El Paso · ~26 km · Must-see
• Shove Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~26 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~27 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Canyon Open Space · sanctuary · El Paso · ~28 km · Must-see
• Palmer Park · park · El Paso · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of North Side Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near North Side Dam

• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~56 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~60 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~93 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~101 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~114 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~120 km · Must-see

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