Bennett Dam

Bennett 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 Bennett 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 Bennett Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.62405, -117.71994. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bennett Dam

• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~24 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~24 km · Must-see
• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~38 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~44 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge · fort · Baker · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area · park · Baker · ~51 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~56 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~66 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~66 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~68 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~69 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~69 km · Must-see
• Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~69 km · Must-see
• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cornucopia Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~73 km · Must-see
• Monument Rock Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bennett Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bennett Dam

• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~38 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~44 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~66 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~69 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~69 km · Must-see
• Minam Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~86 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~87 km · Must-see
• Bully Creek Dam · lake · Malheur · ~91 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~93 km · Must-see

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