Dickson Dam

Dickson 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 Dickson 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 Dickson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.27322, -118.00103. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dickson Dam

• Monument Rock Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~32 km · Must-see
• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~49 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~52 km · Must-see
• Agency Valley Dam · lake · Malheur · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bates State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge · fort · Baker · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area · park · Baker · ~68 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bully Creek Dam · lake · Malheur · ~70 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~71 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~72 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~73 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Grant · ~75 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~75 km · Must-see
• Eldorado Pass · viewpoint · Baker · ~12 km
• Táx̣špa Butte · viewpoint · Malheur · ~15 km
• Murray Dam · lake · Baker · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dickson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dickson Dam

• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~35 km · Must-see
• Agency Valley Dam · lake · Malheur · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bully Creek Dam · lake · Malheur · ~70 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~75 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~96 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~96 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~98 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~98 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~106 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~108 km · Must-see

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