Graves Dam

Graves 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 Graves 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 Graves Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.78318, -121.34618. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Graves Dam

• Koberg Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Hood River · ~16 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~17 km · Must-see
• Doug's Beach State Park · beach · Klickitat · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hood River Waterfront Park · park · Skamania · ~19 km · Must-see
• Georgiana Smith Park · park · Hood River · ~19 km · Must-see
• Klickitat State Park Trail · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~20 km · Must-see
• Starvation Creek Falls · waterfall · Skamania · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonneville · lake · Hood River · ~24 km · Must-see
• Monte Cristo Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~27 km · Must-see
• Columbia Hills State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Wasco · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Klickitat · ~31 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~31 km · Must-see
• Seufert County Park · park · Wasco · ~32 km · Must-see
• Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area · sanctuary · Hood River · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hood River Valley · viewpoint · Skamania · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dog Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~36 km · Must-see
• South Prairie Lake · lake · Skamania · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Graves Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Graves Dam

• Lake Bonneville · lake · Hood River · ~24 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~31 km · Must-see
• South Prairie Lake · lake · Skamania · ~38 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Skamania · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonneville · lake · Skamania · ~46 km · Must-see
• Wahtum Lake · lake · Skamania · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · Skamania · ~62 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Takhlakh Lake · lake · Skamania · ~73 km · Must-see

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