Creighton Dam

Creighton 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 Creighton 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 Creighton Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.37620, -109.55932. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Creighton Dam

• Hot Well Dunes · viewpoint · Graham · ~26 km · Must-see
• Apache Spring · viewpoint · Cochise · ~35 km · Must-see
• First Fort Bowie (Ruins) · fort · Cochise · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rex Allen Museum · museum · Cochise · ~36 km · Must-see
• Whitlock Peak · viewpoint · Greenlee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Roper Lake State Park · lake · Graham · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bonita Park · viewpoint · Cochise · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chiricahua National Park · sanctuary · Cochise · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Grant · fort · Graham · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Springs Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Graham · viewpoint · Graham · ~58 km · Must-see
• San Simon Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~60 km · Must-see
• Steins Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~61 km · Must-see
• Frye Mesa Reservoir Dam · lake · Graham · ~61 km · Must-see
• Riggs Flat Dam · lake · Graham · ~66 km · Must-see
• Steins Mountain · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~67 km · Must-see
• The Gila Valley Arizona Temple · church · Graham · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lime Peak · viewpoint · Cochise · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Creighton Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Creighton Dam

• Roper Lake State Park · lake · Graham · ~55 km · Must-see
• Frye Mesa Reservoir Dam · lake · Graham · ~61 km · Must-see
• Riggs Flat Dam · lake · Graham · ~66 km · Must-see
• Playas Lake · lake · Hidalgo · ~134 km · Must-see
• Rose Canyon Lake · lake · Pima · ~135 km · Must-see
• Lakeside Park Dam · lake · Pima · ~150 km · Must-see
• Ryan Detention Dam · lake · Graham · ~21 km
• San Simon Dam Drop Structure · lake · Graham · ~26 km
• Olga Detention Dam · lake · Cochise · ~26 km
• Sands Draw Detention Dam · lake · Graham · ~26 km

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