Higgins Dam

Higgins Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Higgins Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Higgins Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.46488, -118.08771. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Higgins Dam

• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~29 km · Must-see
• Monument Rock Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge · fort · Baker · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area · park · Baker · ~40 km · Must-see
• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bates State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~47 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~49 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~51 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~57 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~58 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~65 km · Must-see
• Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~66 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~66 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~68 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Grant · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Higgins Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Higgins Dam

• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~44 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~48 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~68 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~70 km · Must-see
• Agency Valley Dam · lake · Malheur · ~77 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~82 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~82 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~83 km · Must-see
• Bully Creek Dam · lake · Malheur · ~93 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~116 km · Must-see

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