Mackley Dam

Mackley 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 Mackley 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 Mackley Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.01259, -104.37271. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mackley Dam

• Pawnee National Grassland · sanctuary · Weld · ~36 km · Must-see
• Panorama Point · viewpoint · Kimball · ~36 km · Must-see
• Texas Trail Museum · museum · Laramie · ~40 km · Must-see
• Destiny Church · church · Laramie · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Artists Guild · attraction · Laramie · ~48 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~49 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Laramie · ~49 km · Must-see
• Saint Marks · church · Laramie · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Mary · church · Laramie · ~50 km · Must-see
• East Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wyoming State Administration · fort · Laramie · ~50 km · Must-see
• Peak Wellness Center for Youth & Family · viewpoint · Laramie · ~51 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Botanic Gardens · church · Laramie · ~52 km · Must-see
• C130H Hercules · attraction · Laramie · ~52 km · Must-see
• F-86L Sabre · attraction · Laramie · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Frontier Days - Old West Museum · museum · Laramie · ~52 km · Must-see
• Eagle Rock Dam · lake · Weld · ~14 km
• Gilland Dam · lake · Laramie · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mackley Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mackley Dam

• Jackson Lake State Park · lake · Morgan · ~92 km · Must-see
• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~99 km · Must-see
• Milton Seaman Dam · lake · Larimer · ~100 km · Must-see
• Boyd Lake State Park · lake · Larimer · ~106 km · Must-see
• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~134 km · Must-see
• Prewitt Reservoir · lake · Cheyenne · ~134 km · Must-see
• Prewitt Reservoir · lake · Washington · ~135 km · Must-see
• Comanche Reservoir Overlook · lake · Larimer · ~149 km · Must-see
• Eagle Rock Dam · lake · Weld · ~14 km
• Gilland Dam · lake · Laramie · ~19 km

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