Badding Reservoir

Badding Reservoir: 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 Badding Reservoir

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 Badding Reservoir — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.87303, -104.98887. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Badding Reservoir

• Butterfly Pavilion · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hackberry Park · park · Jefferson · ~11 km · Must-see
• Forney Museum of Transportation · museum · Denver · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lakeside Amusement Park · park · Jefferson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Rhoda · lake · Jefferson · ~15 km · Must-see
• St. Elizabeth's Retreat Chapel · church · Denver · ~16 km · Must-see
• Black American West Museum · museum · Denver · ~16 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Adams · ~16 km · Must-see
• National Velvet · attraction · Denver · ~16 km · Must-see
• Red Forest · attraction · Denver · ~17 km · Must-see
• Confluence Park · park · Denver · ~17 km · Must-see
• Union Station · attraction · Denver · ~17 km · Must-see
• Museum of Contemporary Art Denver · museum · Denver · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hills of Standley Lake Park · lake · Jefferson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Downtown Aquarium · sanctuary · Denver · ~17 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church · church · Denver · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sidewinder · temple · Denver · ~17 km · Must-see
• Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park · park · Denver · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Badding Reservoir

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Badding Reservoir

• Lake Rhoda · lake · Jefferson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hills of Standley Lake Park · lake · Jefferson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sloan's Lake · lake · Denver · ~18 km · Must-see
• Marfell Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~35 km · Must-see
• Boulder Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~38 km · Must-see
• Gross Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~50 km · Must-see

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