Paynes Pond

Paynes 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 Paynes 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 Paynes Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.56652, -120.15112. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Paynes Pond

• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~16 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~68 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~74 km · Must-see
• Masterson Spring · attraction · Wheeler · ~13 km
• Bridge Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~13 km
• Carroll Rim · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~17 km
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~21 km
• Allen Creek Dam · lake · Crook · ~26 km
• King Dam · lake · Crook · ~26 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~27 km
• Bacon Reservoir · lake · Wheeler · ~27 km
• Blue Ridge Mine Mill · fort · Crook · ~33 km
• Blue Ridge Mine · fort · Crook · ~34 km
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~37 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Paynes Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Paynes Pond

• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~68 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~81 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~83 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~100 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~108 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~111 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~123 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~136 km · Must-see
• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~146 km · Must-see
• Chickahominy Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~150 km · Must-see

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