Plaster Dam

Plaster 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 Plaster 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 Plaster Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.94738, -105.02656. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Plaster Dam

• Butterfly Pavilion · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Marfell Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hackberry Park · park · Jefferson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hills of Standley Lake Park · lake · Jefferson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat · sanctuary · Boulder · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Rhoda · lake · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lakeside Amusement Park · park · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Forney Museum of Transportation · museum · Denver · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Adams · ~25 km · Must-see
• St. Elizabeth's Retreat Chapel · church · Denver · ~26 km · Must-see
• National Velvet · attraction · Denver · ~26 km · Must-see
• Black American West Museum · museum · Denver · ~27 km · Must-see
• Confluence Park · park · Denver · ~27 km · Must-see
• Red Forest · attraction · Denver · ~27 km · Must-see
• Union Station · attraction · Denver · ~27 km · Must-see
• Downtown Aquarium · sanctuary · Denver · ~27 km · Must-see
• Museum of Contemporary Art Denver · museum · Denver · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Plaster Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Plaster Dam

• Marfell Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hills of Standley Lake Park · lake · Jefferson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Rhoda · lake · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sloan's Lake · lake · Denver · ~28 km · Must-see
• Boulder Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gross Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~36 km · Must-see
• Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Barker Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~50 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~57 km · Must-see

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