John Townsend Dam

John Townsend 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 John Townsend 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 John Townsend Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.68164, -104.80285. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near John Townsend Dam

• May Natural History Museum · museum · El Paso · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fountain Creek Regional Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain · viewpoint · El Paso · ~11 km · Must-see
• Aiken Canyon Preserve · sanctuary · El Paso · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain Zoo · sanctuary · El Paso · ~14 km · Must-see
• Will Rogers - Shrine of the Sun · dargah · El Paso · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pauline Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~16 km · Must-see
• North Cheyenne Cañon Park · viewpoint · El Paso · ~17 km · Must-see
• KCSF-AM (Colorado Springs) · attraction · El Paso · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~19 km · Must-see
• Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum · museum · El Paso · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Cañon Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tahama Spring · attraction · El Paso · ~22 km · Must-see
• Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center · museum · El Paso · ~23 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~23 km · Must-see
• Shove Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~23 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Canyon Open Space · sanctuary · El Paso · ~24 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of John Townsend Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near John Townsend Dam

• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~41 km · Must-see
• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~58 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~63 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~89 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~101 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~112 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~115 km · Must-see

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