River Bend Dam

River Bend 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 River Bend 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 River Bend Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.81605, -123.09029. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near River Bend Dam

• Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Marion · ~4 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Forest · park · Marion · ~8 km · Must-see
• Willamette Valley · viewpoint · Marion · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site · sanctuary · Polk · ~15 km · Must-see
• Walling Pond · lake · Marion · ~16 km · Must-see
• Jensen Arctic Museum · museum · Polk · ~16 km · Must-see
• Minto-Brown Island Park · sanctuary · Marion · ~16 km · Must-see
• Holman State Wayside · park · Polk · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wirth Lake · lake · Marion · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bush's Pasture Park · park · Marion · ~17 km · Must-see
• West Salem Park · church · Polk · ~17 km · Must-see
• Martha Springer Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Marion · ~18 km · Must-see
• Eco-Earth Globe · attraction · Marion · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hallie Ford Art Museum · museum · Marion · ~18 km · Must-see
• Oregon State Capitol · fort · Marion · ~18 km · Must-see
• Oregon Pioneer · attraction · Marion · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fallen Trooper Memorial · fort · Marion · ~18 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Marion · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of River Bend Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near River Bend Dam

• Walling Pond · lake · Marion · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wirth Lake · lake · Marion · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Allison · lake · Marion · ~27 km · Must-see
• Silver Creek Dam · lake · Marion · ~41 km · Must-see
• Foster Dam · lake · Linn · ~69 km · Must-see
• Foster Lake · lake · Linn · ~71 km · Must-see
• Green Peter Dam · lake · Linn · ~74 km · Must-see
• McGuire Dam · lake · Yamhill · ~75 km · Must-see
• Green Peter Lake · lake · Linn · ~76 km · Must-see
• Big Cliff Dam · lake · Marion · ~80 km · Must-see

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