Wakeman Dam

Wakeman 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 Wakeman 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 Wakeman Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.43906, -105.05427. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wakeman Dam

• Platte Canyon · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Chatfield State Park · park · Douglas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ridgeline Open Space · park · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• South Valley Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Denver Colorado Temple · church · Arapahoe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Long Scraggy Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Robert F. Clement Park · park · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bradford House II · fort · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Lindo Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~30 km · Must-see
• LoDaisKa site · fort · Jefferson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Berrian Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Museum of Outdoor Arts · museum · Arapahoe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bayou Gulch Open Space · viewpoint · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wakeman Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wakeman Dam

• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sloan's Lake · lake · Denver · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Rhoda · lake · Jefferson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hills of Standley Lake Park · lake · Jefferson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~64 km · Must-see

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