Faulkner Dam

Faulkner 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 Faulkner 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 Faulkner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.32060, -104.55837. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Faulkner Dam

• Bayou Gulch Open Space · viewpoint · Douglas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ridgeline Open Space · park · Douglas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Colorado Renaissance Festival · park · Douglas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Taylor Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~47 km · Must-see
• Western Museum of Mining & Industry · museum · El Paso · ~50 km · Must-see
• Denver Colorado Temple · church · Arapahoe · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~56 km · Must-see
• United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel · church · El Paso · ~56 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~59 km · Must-see
• Chatfield State Park · park · Douglas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~63 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Platte Canyon · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~65 km · Must-see
• Palmer Park · park · El Paso · ~66 km · Must-see
• Evans Chapel · church · Denver · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Faulkner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Faulkner Dam

• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~65 km · Must-see
• Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~78 km · Must-see
• Sloan's Lake · lake · Denver · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Rhoda · lake · Jefferson · ~83 km · Must-see
• Hills of Standley Lake Park · lake · Jefferson · ~97 km · Must-see

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