Mitchell Creek Dam

Mitchell Creek 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 Mitchell Creek 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 Mitchell Creek Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.37533, -104.79334. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mitchell Creek Dam

• Bayou Gulch Open Space · viewpoint · Douglas · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ridgeline Open Space · park · Douglas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Colorado Renaissance Festival · park · Douglas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Denver Colorado Temple · church · Arapahoe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Chatfield State Park · park · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Platte Canyon · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Long Scraggy Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Robert F. Clement Park · park · Jefferson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Museum of Outdoor Arts · museum · Arapahoe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Evans Chapel · church · Denver · ~46 km · Must-see
• Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~46 km · Must-see
• South Valley Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Grant - Frontier Park · park · Denver · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mitchell Creek Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mitchell Creek Dam

• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sloan's Lake · lake · Denver · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Rhoda · lake · Jefferson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hills of Standley Lake Park · lake · Jefferson · ~76 km · Must-see

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