Fred Hersig Dam

Fred Hersig 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 Fred Hersig 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 Fred Hersig Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.16539, -104.96071. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fred Hersig Dam

• Cheyenne Frontier Days - Old West Museum · museum · Laramie · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Botanic Gardens · church · Laramie · ~14 km · Must-see
• F-86L Sabre · attraction · Laramie · ~14 km · Must-see
• C130H Hercules · attraction · Laramie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Peak Wellness Center for Youth & Family · viewpoint · Laramie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Wyoming State Administration · fort · Laramie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Mary · church · Laramie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saint Marks · church · Laramie · ~16 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Laramie · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Artists Guild · attraction · Laramie · ~17 km · Must-see
• Destiny Church · church · Laramie · ~17 km · Must-see
• Curt Gowdy State Park · park · Laramie · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lindenmeier Overlook · viewpoint · Larimer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Soapstone Prairie Natural Area · sanctuary · Larimer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ames Monument · fort · Albany · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dirty Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Sanders Guardhouse · fort · Albany · ~68 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's United Church of Christ · church · Albany · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fred Hersig Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fred Hersig Dam

• Milton Seaman Dam · lake · Larimer · ~70 km · Must-see
• Boyd Lake State Park · lake · Larimer · ~102 km · Must-see
• Comanche Reservoir Overlook · lake · Larimer · ~109 km · Must-see
• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~110 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~122 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~126 km · Must-see
• KSIR-AM (Estes Park) · lake · Larimer · ~130 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~132 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake Dam · lake · Larimer · ~134 km · Must-see
• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~135 km · Must-see

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