Bernsen Dam

Bernsen 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 Bernsen 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 Bernsen Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.63606, -119.09463. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bernsen Dam

• Juniper Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Franklin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Drumheller Channels · sanctuary · Adams · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hanford Reach National Monument · sanctuary · Benton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Soda Lake · lake · Grant · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Franklin · ~49 km · Must-see
• O'Sullivan Dam · lake · Grant · ~51 km · Must-see
• Arid Lands Ecology Reserve · sanctuary · Grant · ~51 km · Must-see
• Howard Amon Park · park · Benton · ~53 km · Must-see
• B Reactor Building · museum · Benton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Potholes State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bateman Island · river spot · Benton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chamna Natural Preserve · sanctuary · Benton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Potholes Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~56 km · Must-see
• REACH Museum · museum · Benton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Elowah Falls, Columbia River Gorge · waterfall · Benton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ice Harbor Dam · lake · Walla Walla · ~58 km · Must-see
• Candy Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bernsen Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bernsen Dam

• Soda Lake · lake · Grant · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Franklin · ~49 km · Must-see
• O'Sullivan Dam · lake · Grant · ~51 km · Must-see
• Potholes Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ice Harbor Dam · lake · Walla Walla · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Lewis · lake · Walla Walla · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Wallula · lake · Benton · ~75 km · Must-see
• Moses Lake · lake · Grant · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~80 km · Must-see
• Priest Rapids Lake · lake · Grant · ~82 km · Must-see

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