Franktown Parker FPLG-1 Dam

Franktown Parker FPLG-1 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Franktown Parker FPLG-1 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 Franktown Parker FPLG-1 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.26680, -104.76850. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Franktown Parker FPLG-1 Dam

• Colorado Renaissance Festival · park · Douglas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ridgeline Open Space · park · Douglas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bayou Gulch Open Space · viewpoint · Douglas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Western Museum of Mining & Industry · museum · El Paso · ~34 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Taylor Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~37 km · Must-see
• United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel · church · El Paso · ~38 km · Must-see
• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~45 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~45 km · Must-see
• Denver Colorado Temple · church · Arapahoe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Platte Canyon · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Long Scraggy Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Chatfield State Park · park · Douglas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~49 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Palmer Park · park · El Paso · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Franktown Parker FPLG-1 Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Franktown Parker FPLG-1 Dam

• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~45 km · Must-see
• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~49 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sloan's Lake · lake · Denver · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Rhoda · lake · Jefferson · ~78 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~90 km · Must-see

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