Fischer Pumping Dam

Fischer Pumping 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 Fischer Pumping 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 Fischer Pumping Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.73854, -106.25919. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fischer Pumping Dam

• State Forest State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Rawah Wilderness · sanctuary · Larimer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Clark Peak · viewpoint · Larimer · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~47 km · Must-see
• Platte River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~48 km · Must-see
• Seven Utes Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Braddock Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Nokhu Crags · viewpoint · Jackson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Mahler · viewpoint · Jackson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Static Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~53 km · Must-see
• Neota Wilderness · sanctuary · Larimer · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Richthofen · viewpoint · Grand · ~54 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Larimer · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lulu Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Cirrus · viewpoint · Grand · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fischer Pumping Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fischer Pumping Dam

• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~47 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~59 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~64 km · Must-see
• Comanche Reservoir Overlook · lake · Larimer · ~65 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~65 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~66 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~76 km · Must-see
• Snowdrift Lake · lake · Grand · ~82 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Grand · ~83 km · Must-see

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