Collins Dam

Collins 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 Collins 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 Collins Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.50319, -119.97611. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Collins Dam

• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~31 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~12 km
• Bridge Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~23 km
• Masterson Spring · attraction · Wheeler · ~25 km
• Allen Creek Dam · lake · Crook · ~25 km
• Picture Gorge · viewpoint · Grant · ~35 km
• Carroll Rim · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~36 km
• King Dam · lake · Crook · ~37 km
• Roba Ranch · fort · Crook · ~38 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~39 km
• Blue Ridge Mine Mill · fort · Crook · ~39 km
• Blue Ridge Mine · fort · Crook · ~39 km
• Bacon Reservoir · lake · Wheeler · ~40 km
• Lost Spring Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~41 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Collins Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Collins Dam

• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~80 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~80 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~91 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~92 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~106 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~117 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~130 km · Must-see
• Chickahominy Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~136 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~147 km · Must-see
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~12 km

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