Local favourite lake · Prowers, Colorado
Fort Lyons Dam
Fort Lyons Dam is a lake in Prowers, Colorado.
Fort Lyons 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 Fort Lyons 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 Fort Lyons Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 38.20303, -102.55405. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Fort Lyons Dam
- Historic Granada War Relocation Center (Camp Amache), 1942-1945 · park · Prowers · ~32 km · Must-see
- Amache National Historic Site · park · Prowers · ~33 km · Must-see
- Sand Creek Massacre National Historic SIte · park · Kiowa · ~48 km · Must-see
- John Martin Reservoir State Park · lake · Bent · ~48 km · Must-see
- John Martin Reservoir · lake · Bent · ~50 km · Must-see
- Fort Lyon · fort · Bent · ~66 km · Must-see
- Prince Reservoir · lake · Prowers · ~4 km
- Thurston Lake Dam · lake · Prowers · ~9 km
- King Reservoir · lake · Kiowa · ~13 km
- Big Timbers Museum · museum · Prowers · ~14 km
- Tristate 9-11 Memorial · fort · Prowers · ~14 km
- Neeskah Reservoir · lake · Kiowa · ~16 km
- Galaxy Gallery · museum · Prowers · ~17 km
- Nee Noshe Dam · lake · Kiowa · ~20 km
- Neegronda Reservoir · lake · Kiowa · ~26 km
- Bent's New Fort · fort · Bent · ~27 km
- Prowers Bridge · fort · Bent · ~28 km
- Neesopah Reservoir · lake · Kiowa · ~30 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fort Lyons Dam
- John Martin Reservoir State Park · lake · Bent · ~48 km · Must-see
- John Martin Reservoir · lake · Bent · ~50 km · Must-see
- Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~79 km · Must-see
- Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~125 km · Must-see
- Prince Reservoir · lake · Prowers · ~4 km
- Thurston Lake Dam · lake · Prowers · ~9 km
- King Reservoir · lake · Kiowa · ~13 km
- Neeskah Reservoir · lake · Kiowa · ~16 km
- Nee Noshe Dam · lake · Kiowa · ~20 km
- Neegronda Reservoir · lake · Kiowa · ~26 km
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Frequently asked
Is Fort Lyons Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Fort Lyons Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Fort Lyons Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Fort Lyons Dam?
Nearby: Historic Granada War Relocation Center (Camp Amache), 1942-1945 (park, 32 km), Amache National Historic Site (park, 33 km), Sand Creek Massacre National Historic SIte (park, 48 km), John Martin Reservoir State Park (lake, 48 km), John Martin Reservoir (lake, 50 km), Fort Lyon (fort, 66 km).