Nipple Spring

Nipple 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 Nipple 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 Nipple Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.19404, -111.66058. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nipple Spring

• Lone Rock · beach · Kane · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bush Head · viewpoint · Kane · ~38 km · Must-see
• Croton Canyon · viewpoint · Kane · ~40 km · Must-see
• Glen Canyon Dam · lake · Coconino · ~41 km · Must-see
• Glen Canyon · viewpoint · Coconino · ~46 km · Must-see
• Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness · sanctuary · Coconino · ~46 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Bend · lake · Coconino · ~46 km · Must-see
• Padres Butte · viewpoint · San Juan · ~47 km · Must-see
• Double Arch Coyote Buttes · viewpoint · Kane · ~47 km · Must-see
• The Wave · attraction · Coconino · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tower Butte · viewpoint · Coconino · ~50 km · Must-see
• Vermilion Cliffs National Monument · sanctuary · Coconino · ~51 km · Must-see
• Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument · sanctuary · Kane · ~52 km · Must-see
• Devils Garden Outstanding Natural Area · sanctuary · Garfield · ~60 km · Must-see
• Vermilion Cliffs National Monument · park · Coconino · ~61 km · Must-see
• Devils Garden · attraction · Garfield · ~61 km · Must-see
• Cliff Dweller Rock House · viewpoint · Coconino · ~63 km · Must-see
• Canyon Anthelope X · viewpoint · Coconino · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nipple Spring

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nipple Spring

• Glen Canyon Dam · lake · Coconino · ~41 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Bend · lake · Coconino · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · Kane · ~86 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Lake · lake · Garfield · ~110 km · Must-see
• Cuddyback Lake · lake · Garfield · ~114 km · Must-see
• Panguitch Lake · lake · Garfield · ~130 km · Must-see
• Navajo Lake · lake · Kane · ~132 km · Must-see
• Greenland Lake · lake · Coconino · ~137 km · Must-see
• Blind Lake · lake · Wayne · ~139 km · Must-see
• Otter Creek Dam · lake · Piute · ~141 km · Must-see

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