Flake Dam

Flake 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 Flake 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 Flake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.91246, -111.43479. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flake Dam

• Anasazi State Park Museum · museum · Garfield · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lower Calf Creek Falls · waterfall · Garfield · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cuddyback Lake · lake · Garfield · ~16 km · Must-see
• Box-Death Hollow Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lower Death Hollow · viewpoint · Garfield · ~17 km · Must-see
• East Boulder Creek Trail · viewpoint · Garfield · ~20 km · Must-see
• Escalante Petrified Forest State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~26 km · Must-see
• Wolverine Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Lake · lake · Garfield · ~33 km · Must-see
• Horse Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~33 km · Must-see
• Little Death Hollow Trailhead · viewpoint · Garfield · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blind Lake · lake · Wayne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Capitol Reef National Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Devils Garden · attraction · Garfield · ~46 km · Must-see
• Devils Garden Outstanding Natural Area · sanctuary · Garfield · ~46 km · Must-see
• Eph Hanks Tower · viewpoint · Wayne · ~48 km · Must-see
• Golden Throne · viewpoint · Wayne · ~51 km · Must-see
• Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument · sanctuary · Kane · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Flake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Flake Dam

• Cuddyback Lake · lake · Garfield · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Lake · lake · Garfield · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blind Lake · lake · Wayne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lake Mountain · lake · Wayne · ~70 km · Must-see
• Otter Creek Dam · lake · Piute · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · Kane · ~93 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Sevier · ~94 km · Must-see
• Cys Cache · lake · Beaver · ~123 km · Must-see
• Panguitch Lake · lake · Garfield · ~135 km · Must-see
• Glen Canyon Dam · lake · Coconino · ~136 km · Must-see

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