John Hands Dam

John Hands 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 John Hands 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 John Hands Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.87864, -109.22175. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near John Hands Dam

• Chiricahua Peak · viewpoint · Cochise · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chiricahua National Park · sanctuary · Cochise · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bonita Park · viewpoint · Cochise · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rucker Peak · viewpoint · Cochise · ~26 km · Must-see
• First Fort Bowie (Ruins) · fort · Cochise · ~45 km · Must-see
• Apache Spring · viewpoint · Cochise · ~45 km · Must-see
• Skeleton Canyon · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~46 km · Must-see
• Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cochise · ~53 km · Must-see
• Steins Mountain · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~57 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe Canyon · viewpoint · Cochise · ~61 km · Must-see
• Whitmire Pass · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~62 km · Must-see
• Taylor Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~66 km · Must-see
• Foster Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~66 km · Must-see
• Steins Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~67 km · Must-see
• Black Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~74 km · Must-see
• San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cochise · ~74 km · Must-see
• Crystal Cave · cave · Cochise · ~1 km
• Deergrass Canyon · viewpoint · Cochise · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of John Hands Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near John Hands Dam

• Playas Lake · lake · Hidalgo · ~75 km · Must-see
• Roper Lake State Park · lake · Graham · ~134 km · Must-see
• Frye Mesa Reservoir Dam · lake · Graham · ~141 km · Must-see
• Riggs Flat Dam · lake · Graham · ~145 km · Must-see
• West Doubtful Detention Dam · lake · Cochise · ~59 km
• Olga Detention Dam · lake · Cochise · ~68 km
• Creighton Dam · lake · Cochise · ~80 km
• San Simon Dam Drop Structure · lake · Graham · ~82 km
• Sands Draw Detention Dam · lake · Graham · ~88 km
• Ryan Detention Dam · lake · Graham · ~90 km

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