Upper Turner Dam

Upper Turner 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 Upper Turner 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 Upper Turner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.49014, -105.21659. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Turner Dam

• Skyline Drive · church · Fremont · ~6 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Fremont · ~7 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Fremont · ~7 km · Must-see
• Colorado Prison Museum · museum · Fremont · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~9 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~12 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Bridge · attraction · Fremont · ~13 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~21 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cripple Creek Baptist Church · church · Teller · ~36 km · Must-see
• Aiken Canyon Preserve · sanctuary · El Paso · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~44 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain · viewpoint · El Paso · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Turner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Turner Dam

• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~19 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~73 km · Must-see
• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~73 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~75 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~80 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~81 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~100 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~102 km · Must-see

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