Duck Dam

Duck 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 Duck 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 Duck Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.82508, -102.20496. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Duck Dam

• Kit Carson County Carousel · sanctuary · Kit Carson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Beecher Island · river spot · Yuma · ~7 km
• Beecher Island Battlefield Monument · fort · Yuma · ~7 km
• Pawnee Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~8 km
• Blue Ridge School (ruins) · fort · Cheyenne · ~21 km
• German Plains School · fort · Cheyenne · ~24 km
• Bonny Dam · lake · Yuma · ~28 km
• Pleasant Hill Community Center · fort · Cheyenne · ~29 km
• Bonny State Recreation Area · park · Yuma · ~30 km
• Pleasant Hill School (ruins) · fort · Cheyenne · ~31 km
• school (historic) · fort · Cheyenne · ~35 km
• School Number 65 (ruins) · fort · Cheyenne · ~36 km
• school · fort · Cheyenne · ~37 km
• Cheyenne County Museum · museum · Cheyenne · ~44 km
• Howard T. Sawhill City Park · park · Yuma · ~44 km
• Texas Trail Canyon Historical Marker · fort · Dundy · ~46 km
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~54 km
• Rock Creek State Recreation Area · park · Dundy · ~60 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Duck Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Duck Dam

• Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Chase · ~108 km · Must-see
• Prewitt Reservoir · lake · Washington · ~148 km · Must-see
• Prewitt Reservoir · lake · Cheyenne · ~148 km · Must-see
• Bonny Dam · lake · Yuma · ~28 km
• Twin Lakes · lake · Dundy · ~76 km
• Arrow Head Dam · lake · Dundy · ~87 km
• Arterburn Dam · lake · Chase · ~98 km
• Kilpatrick Diversion Dam · lake · Chase · ~98 km
• Sherman County State Lake · lake · Kit Carson · ~100 km
• Flagler Dam · lake · Kit Carson · ~112 km

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