Fairplay Dam

Fairplay 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 Fairplay 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 Fairplay Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.22240, -106.00278. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fairplay Dam

• Mount Silverheels · viewpoint · Park · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gemini Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Sherman · viewpoint · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Bross · viewpoint · Park · ~19 km · Must-see
• Dyer Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Dam · lake · Park · ~20 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Buckskin · viewpoint · Park · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Cameron · viewpoint · Park · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Pass · viewpoint · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Park · ~21 km · Must-see
• West Sheridan · viewpoint · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Democrat · viewpoint · Park · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Tweto · viewpoint · Lake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hoosier Ridge · viewpoint · Park · ~23 km · Must-see
• North Star Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Arkansas · viewpoint · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Clinton Peak · viewpoint · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fairplay Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fairplay Dam

• Montgomery Dam · lake · Park · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pacific Tarn · lake · Summit · ~30 km · Must-see
• Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~32 km · Must-see
• Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~34 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~43 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dillon Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~53 km · Must-see
• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~62 km · Must-see

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