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: 40.01833, -104.50936. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Prospect Dam

• Blue Mustang · attraction · Denver · ~31 km · Must-see
• Old Fort Vasquez · museum · Weld · ~41 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Adams · ~44 km · Must-see
• Former Stapleton Airport Control Tower · attraction · Denver · ~54 km · Must-see
• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​St. Vrain State Park · park · Weld · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum · museum · Denver · ~58 km · Must-see
• Chapel No. 1 · church · Denver · ~59 km · Must-see
• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~59 km · Must-see
• Forney Museum of Transportation · museum · Denver · ~59 km · Must-see
• Denver Museum of Nature and Science · museum · Denver · ~60 km · Must-see
• Denver Zoo · sanctuary · Denver · ~60 km · Must-see
• City Park · sanctuary · Denver · ~61 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church · church · Denver · ~61 km · Must-see
• Marfell Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mizel Museum · museum · Denver · ~61 km · Must-see
• Black American West Museum · museum · Denver · ~61 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Pavilion · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Denver Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Denver · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Prospect Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Prospect Dam

• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~59 km · Must-see
• Marfell Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~61 km · Must-see
• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Rhoda · lake · Jefferson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sloan's Lake · lake · Denver · ~68 km · Must-see
• Jackson Lake State Park · lake · Morgan · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hills of Standley Lake Park · lake · Jefferson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Boulder Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~76 km · Must-see
• Boyd Lake State Park · lake · Larimer · ~80 km · Must-see
• Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~81 km · Must-see

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