Cougar Pond

Cougar 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 Cougar 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 Cougar Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.83513, -118.10430. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cougar Pond

• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~3 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~4 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area · park · Baker · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge · fort · Baker · ~16 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~21 km · Must-see
• Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~22 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~22 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~27 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~28 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~31 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~40 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~47 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bates State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~53 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~64 km · Must-see
• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cougar Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cougar Pond

• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~4 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~21 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~22 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~31 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~40 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~64 km · Must-see
• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~80 km · Must-see
• Minam Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~88 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~89 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~89 km · Must-see

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