Fort Creek Reservoir

Fort Creek Reservoir: 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 fort: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Fort Creek Reservoir

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 Fort Creek Reservoir — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.50820, -119.88277. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fort Creek Reservoir

• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~33 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~42 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~50 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~75 km · Must-see
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~13 km
• Picture Gorge · viewpoint · Grant · ~25 km
• Bridge Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~32 km
• Allen Creek Dam · lake · Crook · ~33 km
• Masterson Spring · attraction · Wheeler · ~34 km
• Roba Ranch · fort · Crook · ~41 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~43 km
• Carroll Rim · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~43 km
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~45 km
• King Dam · lake · Crook · ~46 km
• Hobnail Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~46 km
• Aldrich Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~47 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Fort Creek Reservoir

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fort Creek Reservoir

• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~86 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~89 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~90 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~96 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~99 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~126 km · Must-see
• Chickahominy Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~135 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~138 km · Must-see
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~13 km
• Allen Creek Dam · lake · Crook · ~33 km

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