Kofa Dam

Kofa 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 Kofa 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 Kofa Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.29431, -113.92576. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kofa Dam

• Black Dome · viewpoint · Yuma · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tethered Aerostat Radar System · attraction · Yuma · ~54 km · Must-see
• Quartzite Figures · fort · La Paz · ~61 km · Must-see
• Tyson Wash · viewpoint · La Paz · ~62 km · Must-see
• Eagletail Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · La Paz · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Horn Monument · fort · Yuma · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ibex Peak · viewpoint · La Paz · ~67 km · Must-see
• Texas Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~70 km · Must-see
• San Cristobal Valley · viewpoint · Yuma · ~73 km · Must-see
• Big Dick Canyon · viewpoint · Yuma · ~11 km
• Kofa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Yuma · ~11 km
• Hoodoo Tanks · lake · Yuma · ~12 km
• Hoodoo Peak · viewpoint · Yuma · ~14 km
• Burro Canyon · viewpoint · Yuma · ~18 km
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Yuma · ~19 km
• Old Palm Canyon · viewpoint · Yuma · ~20 km
• Tunnel Spring Canyon · viewpoint · Yuma · ~21 km
• Surprise Canyon · viewpoint · Yuma · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Kofa Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kofa Dam

• Martinez Lake · lake · Yuma · ~77 km · Must-see
• Imperial Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~81 km · Must-see
• Senator Wash Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~84 km · Must-see
• Mittry Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Yuma · ~87 km · Must-see
• Palo Verde Dam · lake · Riverside · ~91 km · Must-see
• Laguna Diversion Dam · lake · Yuma · ~93 km · Must-see
• Painted Rock Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~110 km · Must-see
• Morelos Dam · lake · Yuma · ~124 km · Must-see
• Gillespie Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~135 km · Must-see
• Gillespie Dam Highway Bridge · lake · Maricopa · ~135 km · Must-see

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