Windsor Dam

Windsor 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 Windsor 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 Windsor Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.70092, -104.88747. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Windsor Dam

• Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum · museum · Denver · ~3 km · Must-see
• Chapel No. 1 · church · Denver · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mizel Museum · museum · Denver · ~3 km · Must-see
• Bonnie Brae Park · park · Denver · ~7 km · Must-see
• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~8 km · Must-see
• Former Stapleton Airport Control Tower · attraction · Denver · ~8 km · Must-see
• Evans Chapel · church · Denver · ~9 km · Must-see
• Denver Museum of Nature and Science · museum · Denver · ~9 km · Must-see
• Colorado · church · Denver · ~9 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · park · Denver · ~9 km · Must-see
• Denver Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Denver · ~9 km · Must-see
• City Park · sanctuary · Denver · ~10 km · Must-see
• Denver Zoo · sanctuary · Denver · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Park · park · Denver · ~10 km · Must-see
• Alamo Placita Park · park · Denver · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church · church · Denver · ~10 km · Must-see
• Molly Brown House Museum · museum · Denver · ~11 km · Must-see
• The Closing Era · attraction · Denver · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Windsor Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Windsor Dam

• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sloan's Lake · lake · Denver · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Rhoda · lake · Jefferson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~22 km · Must-see
• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hills of Standley Lake Park · lake · Jefferson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Marfell Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gross Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~62 km · Must-see

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