Wirth Dam

Wirth 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 Wirth 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 Wirth Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.98793, -117.64493. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wirth Dam

• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~22 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~34 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~34 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~35 km · Must-see
• Krag Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~38 km · Must-see
• Minam Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cornucopia Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~40 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Baker · ~41 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~41 km · Must-see
• Eagle Cap · viewpoint · Union · ~42 km · Must-see
• Benson Glacier · viewpoint · Union · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cusick Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~45 km · Must-see
• Billy Jones Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wirth Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wirth Dam

• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~38 km · Must-see
• Minam Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~43 km · Must-see
• Billy Jones Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~53 km · Must-see

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