Gates Pond

Gates Pond: 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 Gates Pond

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 Gates Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.33793, -117.08627. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gates Pond

• Wallowa National Forest · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~8 km · Must-see
• Old Chief Joseph Gravesite · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Falls, Wallowa Lake · waterfall · Wallowa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce National Historical Park · park · Wallowa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Howard · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bonneville Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Roger Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bonny Lakes · lake · Wallowa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ice Falls · waterfall · Wallowa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Craig Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gates Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gates Pond

• Roger Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bonny Lakes · lake · Wallowa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Billy Jones Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~31 km · Must-see
• Minam Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon Dam · lake · Wallowa · ~40 km · Must-see

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