Painted Rock Dam

Painted Rock Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Painted Rock Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Painted Rock Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.07210, -113.01604. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Painted Rock Dam

• Painted Rock Petroglyph Site · fort · Maricopa · ~8 km · Must-see
• Dendora Valley · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~8 km · Must-see
• Signal Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Maricopa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hyder Valley · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Gillespie Dam Highway Bridge · lake · Maricopa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Gillespie Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Gatlin Site · fort · Maricopa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Hills Regional Park · sanctuary · Maricopa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Eagletail Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · La Paz · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fort Horn Monument · fort · Yuma · ~68 km · Must-see
• Isanaklesh Peaks · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~70 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Solitude Chapel · church · Maricopa · ~71 km · Must-see
• Childs Valley · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~74 km · Must-see
• Woolsey Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Maricopa · ~15 km
• South Old US 80 · fort · Maricopa · ~36 km
• Agua Caliente Mountains · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~38 km
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · church · Maricopa · ~39 km
• Powers Butte Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Maricopa · ~43 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Painted Rock Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Painted Rock Dam

• Gillespie Dam Highway Bridge · lake · Maricopa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Gillespie Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Reflections of Surprise Tile Mural · lake · Maricopa · ~107 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~110 km · Must-see
• Desert West Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~111 km · Must-see
• Rio Vista Pond · lake · Maricopa · ~117 km · Must-see
• Cortez Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~124 km · Must-see
• Bird Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~125 km · Must-see
• Desert Breeze Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~132 km · Must-see
• Kiwanis Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~132 km · Must-see

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