Northgate Dam

Northgate 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 Northgate 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 Northgate Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.87481, -106.44714. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Northgate Dam

• National Border Patrol Museum · museum · Doña Ana · ~3 km · Must-see
• Castner Range National Monument · sanctuary · El Paso · ~4 km · Must-see
• North Franklin Mountain · viewpoint · Doña Ana · ~7 km · Must-see
• Franklin Mountains State Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~7 km · Must-see
• KTSM-FM (El Paso) · attraction · El Paso · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mesilla Valley · viewpoint · New Mexico · ~12 km · Must-see
• El Paso Zoo · sanctuary · El Paso · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chamizal National Memorial · park · El Paso · ~15 km · Must-see
• Monument to the Mexican People · fort · Juárez · ~16 km · Must-see
• Parque Público Federal El Chamizal · sanctuary · New Mexico · ~16 km · Must-see
• San Jacinto Plaza · park · New Mexico · ~17 km · Must-see
• El Paso Museum of Art · museum · New Mexico · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple · church · Juárez · ~19 km · Must-see
• Museo de la Revolución en la Frontera · museum · Juárez · ~19 km · Must-see
• War Eagles Air Museum · museum · Doña Ana · ~30 km · Must-see
• El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail - Mission Trail · trek · Chihuahua · ~39 km · Must-see
• Presidio Chapel of San Elizario · church · New Mexico · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site · park · El Paso · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Northgate Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Northgate Dam

• Mesilla Diversion Dam · lake · Doña Ana · ~64 km · Must-see
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• Portland Cement Dam · lake · El Paso · ~14 km
• American Diversion Dam · lake · New Mexico · ~16 km
• Riverside Diversion Dam · lake · El Paso · ~33 km
• Apache Brazito Mesquite Site Four Dam · lake · Doña Ana · ~46 km
• Apodaca Arroyo Dam · lake · Doña Ana · ~47 km
• Apache Brazito Mesquite Site Three Dam · lake · Doña Ana · ~49 km
• Apache Brazito Mesquite Site Two Dam · lake · Doña Ana · ~51 km
• Apache Brazito Mesquite Site One Dam · lake · Doña Ana · ~57 km

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