Cactus Dam

Cactus 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 Cactus 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 Cactus Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.75812, -109.71258. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cactus Dam

• Roper Lake State Park · lake · Graham · ~1 km · Must-see
• San Simon Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~11 km · Must-see
• Frye Mesa Reservoir Dam · lake · Graham · ~14 km · Must-see
• The Gila Valley Arizona Temple · church · Graham · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Graham · viewpoint · Graham · ~20 km · Must-see
• Riggs Flat Dam · lake · Graham · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Grant · fort · Graham · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hot Well Dunes · viewpoint · Graham · ~47 km · Must-see
• KWRQ-FM (Clifton) · attraction · Greenlee · ~49 km · Must-see
• KJIK-FM (Duncan) · attraction · Greenlee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Springs Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~52 km · Must-see
• Whitlock Peak · viewpoint · Greenlee · ~62 km · Must-see
• KCUZ-AM (Clifton) · attraction · Greenlee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Rex Allen Museum · museum · Cochise · ~72 km · Must-see
• Church of Christ · church · Graham · ~4 km
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · church · Graham · ~5 km
• Stockton Wash Retarding Dam · lake · Graham · ~6 km
• Graveyard Wash Retarding Dam · lake · Graham · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cactus Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cactus Dam

• Roper Lake State Park · lake · Graham · ~1 km · Must-see
• Frye Mesa Reservoir Dam · lake · Graham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Riggs Flat Dam · lake · Graham · ~30 km · Must-see
• San Carlos Reservoir · lake · Gila · ~108 km · Must-see
• Coolidge Dam · lake · Pinal · ~111 km · Must-see
• Ackre Lake · lake · Greenlee · ~127 km · Must-see
• Rose Canyon Lake · lake · Pima · ~128 km · Must-see
• Stockton Wash Retarding Dam · lake · Graham · ~6 km
• Graveyard Wash Retarding Dam · lake · Graham · ~6 km
• No Name Wash Dam · lake · Graham · ~8 km

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