Olson Pond

Olson Pond: 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 Olson Pond

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 Olson Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.47422, -115.96197. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Olson Pond

• Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dworshak National Fish Hatchery · park · Clearwater · ~35 km · Must-see
• Larch Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~43 km · Must-see
• Kooskia National Fish Hatchery · park · Idaho · ~48 km · Must-see
• Stanley Hot Springs · attraction · Idaho · ~71 km · Must-see
• Winchester Dam · lake · Lewis · ~71 km · Must-see
• Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~73 km · Must-see
• St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel · church · Idaho · ~74 km · Must-see
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~10 km
• Democrat Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~13 km
• Whiskey Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~15 km
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~15 km
• Pierce Courthouse · fort · Clearwater · ~16 km
• Angel Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~17 km
• Buck Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~17 km
• Huckleberry Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~17 km
• Bartlett Point · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~22 km
• French Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Olson Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Olson Pond

• Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~33 km · Must-see
• Winchester Dam · lake · Lewis · ~71 km · Must-see
• Tolo Lake · lake · Idaho · ~82 km · Must-see
• Bouchard Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~138 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~142 km · Must-see
• Dworshak Reservoir · lake · Clearwater · ~33 km
• Mud Springs Reservoir · lake · Lewis · ~71 km
• Long Lake Point · lake · Idaho · ~79 km
• Soldiers Meadow Dam · lake · Nez Perce · ~86 km
• Mann Lake · lake · Nez Perce · ~86 km

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