Farnsworth Dam

Farnsworth 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 Farnsworth 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 Farnsworth Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.77420, -111.66293. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Farnsworth Dam

• Hilgard Mountain · viewpoint · Sevier · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fishlake National Forest · sanctuary · Sevier · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Sevier · ~31 km · Must-see
• Plateau Valley · viewpoint · Sevier · ~35 km · Must-see
• Gunnison Valley · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~38 km · Must-see
• White Mountain · viewpoint · Sevier · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Mountain · church · Wayne · ~51 km · Must-see
• Needle Mountain · viewpoint · Wayne · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mystic Hot Springs · sanctuary · Sevier · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rochester Creek Rock Art Panel · fort · Emery · ~53 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lake Mountain · lake · Wayne · ~54 km · Must-see
• Palisade State Park · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~61 km · Must-see
• Dell Lott Hollow · viewpoint · Sevier · ~66 km · Must-see
• Temple of the Sun · temple · Wayne · ~68 km · Must-see
• Temple of the Moon · temple · Wayne · ~69 km · Must-see
• Manti Utah Temple · church · Sanpete · ~69 km · Must-see
• Jailhouse Rock · viewpoint · Wayne · ~71 km · Must-see
• Sevier River Bend Recreation Site · viewpoint · Sevier · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Farnsworth Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Farnsworth Dam

• Fish Lake · lake · Sevier · ~31 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lake Mountain · lake · Wayne · ~54 km · Must-see
• Blind Lake · lake · Wayne · ~86 km · Must-see
• Otter Creek Dam · lake · Piute · ~93 km · Must-see
• Cuddyback Lake · lake · Garfield · ~108 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Lake · lake · Garfield · ~110 km · Must-see
• Huntington North Dam · lake · Emery · ~110 km · Must-see
• Cys Cache · lake · Beaver · ~114 km · Must-see
• Electric Lake · lake · Emery · ~127 km · Must-see
• Minersville Reservoir · lake · Beaver · ~147 km · Must-see

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