Schilling Dam

Schilling 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 Schilling 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 Schilling Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.87407, -120.97039. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schilling Dam

• Goldendale Observatory · park · Klickitat · ~16 km · Must-see
• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~21 km · Must-see
• Klickitat State Park Trail · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~23 km · Must-see
• Maryhill Museum of Art · museum · Klickitat · ~29 km · Must-see
• Celilo Falls · waterfall · Klickitat · ~29 km · Must-see
• Maryhill State Park · park · Klickitat · ~30 km · Must-see
• Brooks Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~31 km · Must-see
• Columbia Hills State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~31 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~34 km · Must-see
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~36 km · Must-see
• Doug's Beach State Park · beach · Klickitat · ~37 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~39 km · Must-see
• Seufert County Park · park · Wasco · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Wasco · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Klickitat · ~45 km · Must-see
• Koberg Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Hood River · ~53 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~55 km · Must-see
• Monte Cristo Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Schilling Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Schilling Dam

• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~34 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonneville · lake · Hood River · ~61 km · Must-see
• South Prairie Lake · lake · Skamania · ~70 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Skamania · ~77 km · Must-see
• Takhlakh Lake · lake · Skamania · ~82 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Skamania · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonneville · lake · Skamania · ~85 km · Must-see
• Olallie Lake · lake · Skamania · ~85 km · Must-see
• Walupt Lake · lake · Lewis · ~89 km · Must-see

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