Fairchild Dam

Fairchild 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 Fairchild 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 Fairchild Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.48461, -102.81900. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fairchild Dam

• Bridgeport State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Morrill · ~41 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Draw · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fort Sidney Historical Marker · fort · Cheyenne · ~50 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Historic Site · sanctuary · Morrill · ~62 km · Must-see
• Williams Gap State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Banner · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mound · viewpoint · Morrill · ~17 km
• Mud Springs Station Archeological District · fort · Morrill · ~21 km
• Greenwood Stage Station · fort · Morrill · ~28 km
• Balka Group Dam · cave · Garden · ~30 km
• Courthouse Rock · viewpoint · Morrill · ~35 km
• Sioux Army Depot (historic) · fort · Cheyenne · ~39 km
• Pioneer Trails Museum · museum · Morrill · ~39 km
• Roundhouse Rock · viewpoint · Morrill · ~43 km
• Reilly Hill · viewpoint · Morrill · ~44 km
• Camp Clarke Bridge Site · fort · Morrill · ~45 km
• Twin Mounds · viewpoint · Morrill · ~46 km
• McCuligan Butte · viewpoint · Garden · ~50 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Fairchild Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fairchild Dam

• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake McConaughy · lake · Keith · ~107 km · Must-see
• George P Kingsley Dam · lake · Keith · ~125 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~139 km · Must-see
• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~146 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake Dam · lake · Garden · ~53 km
• Lodgepole Creek · lake · Deuel · ~65 km
• Wildhorse Dam 14-A · lake · Morrill · ~71 km
• Chappell, NE · lake · Deuel · ~78 km
• Bastron Lake · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~79 km

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