John Brittingham Dam

John Brittingham 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 John Brittingham 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 John Brittingham Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.34621, -104.17883. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near John Brittingham Dam

• Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580 · attraction · Lincoln · ~54 km · Must-see
• Limon Heritage Museum and Railroad Park Complex · museum · Lincoln · ~54 km · Must-see
• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bayou Gulch Open Space · viewpoint · Douglas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Taylor Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~75 km · Must-see
• Ramsey Dam · lake · Elbert · ~16 km
• Kiowa Creek Watershed 3-A-10 Dam · lake · Elbert · ~29 km
• Kiowa Creek Watershed 3-A-40 Dam · lake · Elbert · ~30 km
• Elbert County Historical Society And Museum · museum · Elbert · ~30 km
• Lemesany Detention Number 2 Dam · lake · El Paso · ~36 km
• Deer Trail Pioneer Historial Museum · museum · Arapahoe · ~40 km
• Titan I Missile Site 725-C (historic) · fort · Elbert · ~42 km
• Rambler Ranch · museum · Elbert · ~42 km
• Richard Warne Flood Ret Dam · lake · Elbert · ~44 km
• Titan I Missile Site 725-A (historic) · fort · Arapahoe · ~45 km
• Calhan Paint Mines Archeological District · fort · El Paso · ~46 km
• Paint Mines Interpretive Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~47 km

See everything within a day’s drive of John Brittingham Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near John Brittingham Dam

• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~84 km · Must-see
• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~99 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~100 km · Must-see
• Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~103 km · Must-see
• Sloan's Lake · lake · Denver · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Rhoda · lake · Jefferson · ~112 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~119 km · Must-see
• Hills of Standley Lake Park · lake · Jefferson · ~125 km · Must-see

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