Kortes Dam

Kortes 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 Kortes 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 Kortes Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.17398, -106.88086. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kortes Dam

• Seminoe State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~7 km · Must-see
• Seminoe Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bradley Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pathfinder Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pathfinder Dam · lake · Natrona · ~41 km · Must-see
• Independence Rock · viewpoint · Natrona · ~51 km · Must-see
• Alcova Reservoir · lake · Natrona · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hanna Basin Museum · fort · Carbon · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site · fort · Carbon · ~55 km · Must-see
• France Memorial Presbyterian Church · fort · Carbon · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Carbon · ~12 km
• Irene Number 2 Dam · lake · Carbon · ~17 km
• Dry Creek Canyon · viewpoint · Carbon · ~18 km
• Spurlock Dam · lake · Carbon · ~18 km
• Heaths Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~19 km
• The Chimneys · viewpoint · Carbon · ~19 km
• Junk Hill · viewpoint · Carbon · ~20 km
• Dome Rock · viewpoint · Carbon · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Kortes Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kortes Dam

• Seminoe Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pathfinder Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pathfinder Dam · lake · Natrona · ~41 km · Must-see
• Alcova Reservoir · lake · Natrona · ~52 km · Must-see
• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~134 km · Must-see
• Irene Number 2 Dam · lake · Carbon · ~17 km
• Spurlock Dam · lake · Carbon · ~18 km
• Indian Creek Dam · lake · Carbon · ~22 km
• Seminole Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~24 km
• Irene Dam · lake · Carbon · ~24 km

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