Prospect Dam

Prospect 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 Prospect 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 Prospect Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.82335, -104.79607. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Prospect Dam

• KCSF-AM (Colorado Springs) · attraction · El Paso · ~3 km · Must-see
• Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum · museum · El Paso · ~3 km · Must-see
• Tahama Spring · attraction · El Paso · ~4 km · Must-see
• Shove Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~4 km · Must-see
• Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center · museum · El Paso · ~5 km · Must-see
• Pauline Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~8 km · Must-see
• Palmer Park · park · El Paso · ~8 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain Zoo · sanctuary · El Paso · ~9 km · Must-see
• North Cheyenne Cañon Park · viewpoint · El Paso · ~9 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Canyon Open Space · sanctuary · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• Will Rogers - Shrine of the Sun · dargah · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Cañon Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site · museum · El Paso · ~11 km · Must-see
• Garden of the Gods Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~12 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~12 km · Must-see
• Balanced Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~12 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cliff Dwellings · museum · El Paso · ~14 km · Must-see
• Miramont Castle · museum · El Paso · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Prospect Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Prospect Dam

• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~29 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~77 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~82 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~86 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~92 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~104 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~104 km · Must-see
• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~110 km · Must-see

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