Below the Dam

One place I have always enjoyed in the park is easy to get to, but not often visited. That area is below the dam by the powerplant.

One day it was just the two of us enjoying the area below the dam

 Seldom is anyone there, except the occasional fisherman.

The Powerplant - Photo from Red Cliff Trail

There are restrooms and a nice shelter and picnic area but most often they are empty. Our favorite place is the bench near the spillway, especially when they are starting to let a lot of water downstream.

The entire area with gatehouse and spillway on right

Most visitors come to the lake, and this is the one and only area below the lake. We never stay long, ten or fifteen minutes are usually enough. Give it a try and enjoy the sound of the falls, yes falls,

The lower falls where the spillway pool tumbles into the North Platte River

there are two sets here, both small and stunning to look at.

Tiny but most impressive upper falls

Beautiful place to see history, the Gatehouse, and the Powerplant both pushing 100 years of age, both now a young looking 89, built with the dam by the Bureau of Reclamation. 

One of a kind - The Gatehouse