Panhandle Dam

Panhandle 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 Panhandle 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 Panhandle Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.85142, -105.64647. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Panhandle Dam

• South Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Larimer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Drala Mountain Center · attraction · Larimer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Great Stupa of Dharmakaya Reliquary · Buddhist site · Larimer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount McConnel · viewpoint · Larimer · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cache La Poudre Wilderness · sanctuary · Larimer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Comanche Reservoir Overlook · lake · Larimer · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~40 km · Must-see
• Rawah Wilderness · sanctuary · Larimer · ~41 km · Must-see
• Comanche Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Larimer · ~41 km · Must-see
• Greyrock Mountain · viewpoint · Larimer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Clark Peak · viewpoint · Larimer · ~45 km · Must-see
• State Forest State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ames Monument · fort · Albany · ~47 km · Must-see
• Milton Seaman Dam · lake · Larimer · ~48 km · Must-see
• Jelm Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~49 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~50 km · Must-see
• Neota Wilderness · sanctuary · Larimer · ~50 km · Must-see
• Rowe Glacier · viewpoint · Larimer · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Panhandle Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Panhandle Dam

• Comanche Reservoir Overlook · lake · Larimer · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~40 km · Must-see
• Milton Seaman Dam · lake · Larimer · ~48 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~50 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~56 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~62 km · Must-see
• KSIR-AM (Estes Park) · lake · Larimer · ~73 km · Must-see
• Sprague Lake · lake · Larimer · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dream Lake · lake · Larimer · ~75 km · Must-see
• Snowdrift Lake · lake · Grand · ~76 km · Must-see

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