Walnut Canyon Dam

Walnut Canyon 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 Walnut Canyon 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 Walnut Canyon Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.16606, -111.47564. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walnut Canyon Dam

• Walnut Canyon National Monument · sanctuary · Coconino · ~3 km · Must-see
• Elden Pueblo · fort · Coconino · ~15 km · Must-see
• Elden Spring · viewpoint · Coconino · ~17 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Christian Fellowship · church · Coconino · ~20 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Guadaloupe Church · church · Coconino · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ashurst Lake · lake · Coconino · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lowell Observatory · attraction · Coconino · ~22 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northern Arizona · museum · Coconino · ~24 km · Must-see
• Coconino Dam · lake · Coconino · ~24 km · Must-see
• Double Crater · viewpoint · Coconino · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mormon Mountain · viewpoint · Coconino · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument · sanctuary · Coconino · ~29 km · Must-see
• The Arboretum at Flagstaff · sanctuary · Coconino · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mormon Lake · lake · Coconino · ~30 km · Must-see
• Doyle Peak · viewpoint · Coconino · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Coconino · ~30 km · Must-see
• Coconino National Forest · sanctuary · Coconino · ~31 km · Must-see
• San Francisco Mountain · viewpoint · Coconino · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Walnut Canyon Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Walnut Canyon Dam

• Ashurst Lake · lake · Coconino · ~22 km · Must-see
• Coconino Dam · lake · Coconino · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mormon Lake · lake · Coconino · ~30 km · Must-see
• Odell Lake · lake · Coconino · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kinnikinick Lake · lake · Coconino · ~42 km · Must-see
• Stoneman Lake · lake · Coconino · ~54 km · Must-see
• Soldier Annex Dam · lake · Coconino · ~60 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Coconino · ~61 km · Must-see
• White Horse Lake · lake · Coconino · ~62 km · Must-see
• J. D. Dam · lake · Coconino · ~64 km · Must-see

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