Florence Retarding Dam

Florence Retarding 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 Florence Retarding 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 Florence Retarding Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.01982, -111.36697. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Florence Retarding Dam

• Poston Butte · viewpoint · Pinal · ~7 km · Must-see
• The monastery of St. Anthony in Arizona · church · Pinal · ~19 km · Must-see
• Picacho Reservoir Dam · lake · Pinal · ~28 km · Must-see
• San Tan Mountain Regional Park · sanctuary · Pinal · ~36 km · Must-see
• KZON-FM (Gilbert) · attraction · Pinal · ~37 km · Must-see
• White Canyon Wilderness · viewpoint · Pinal · ~38 km · Must-see
• KKMR-FM (Arizona City) · attraction · Pinal · ~41 km · Must-see
• Picketpost Mountain · viewpoint · Pinal · ~41 km · Must-see
• KVNG-FM (Eloy) · attraction · Pinal · ~42 km · Must-see
• Boyce Thompson Arboretum · sanctuary · Pinal · ~44 km · Must-see
• Peralta Canyon · viewpoint · Pinal · ~50 km · Must-see
• Silly Mountain · viewpoint · Pinal · ~52 km · Must-see
• Picacho Peak State Park · sanctuary · Pinal · ~52 km · Must-see
• Picacho Peak State Park Visitor Center · viewpoint · Pinal · ~52 km · Must-see
• Superstition Mountains · viewpoint · Pinal · ~57 km · Must-see
• Gilbert Arizona Temple · church · Maricopa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Weaver's Needle · viewpoint · Pinal · ~57 km · Must-see
• KCDX-FM (Florence) · attraction · Pinal · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Florence Retarding Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Florence Retarding Dam

• Picacho Reservoir Dam · lake · Pinal · ~28 km · Must-see
• Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch · lake · Maricopa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mormon Flat Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~75 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~75 km · Must-see
• Desert Breeze Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~76 km · Must-see
• Saguaro Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~77 km · Must-see
• Stewart Mountain Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~78 km · Must-see
• Granite Reef Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~79 km · Must-see
• Horse Mesa Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~79 km · Must-see

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