Ruby Reservoir

Ruby Reservoir: 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 Ruby Reservoir

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 Ruby Reservoir — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.28014, -119.99638. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ruby Reservoir

• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~50 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~54 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~58 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~61 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~66 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~71 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Roba Ranch · fort · Crook · ~7 km
• Hole-in-the-Ground Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~19 km
• Poley Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~20 km
• Allen Creek Dam · lake · Crook · ~22 km
• Lost Spring Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~29 km
• Mainline Dam Number 1 · lake · Crook · ~32 km
• Halfway Waterhole · lake · Crook · ~32 km
• Blue Ridge Mine Mill · fort · Crook · ~33 km
• Blue Ridge Mine · fort · Crook · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ruby Reservoir

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ruby Reservoir

• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~54 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~75 km · Must-see
• Chickahominy Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~107 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~114 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~119 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~135 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~139 km · Must-see
• Fossil Lake · lake · Lake · ~142 km · Must-see

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