Hayes Dam

Hayes 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 Hayes 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 Hayes Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.69838, -98.91203. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hayes Dam

• McLain Rogers Park · park · Custer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Foss Reservoir · lake · Custer · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lucille's Historic Gas Station · attraction · Caddo · ~43 km · Must-see
• Crowder Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Washita · ~48 km · Must-see
• Watonga Lake Dam · lake · Blaine · ~65 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Blaine · ~66 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Canyon Adventure Park · park · Caddo · ~72 km · Must-see
• Allen Janzen Dam · lake · Custer · ~9 km
• Oknoname 039003 Dam · lake · Custer · ~13 km
• Beaver Creek Site 5 Dam · lake · Custer · ~16 km
• Christensen Dam · lake · Custer · ~17 km
• Barnitz Creek Site 30 Dam · lake · Custer · ~18 km
• Barnitz Creek Site 28 Dam · lake · Custer · ~19 km
• George Cornell Dam · lake · Custer · ~19 km
• Sugar Loaf Mound · viewpoint · Custer · ~21 km
• Barnitz Creek Site 14 Dam · lake · Dewey · ~23 km
• Barnitz Creek Site 60 Dam · lake · Custer · ~23 km
• Bunker #10 · beach · Custer · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hayes Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hayes Dam

• Foss Reservoir · lake · Custer · ~40 km · Must-see
• Crowder Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Washita · ~48 km · Must-see
• Watonga Lake Dam · lake · Blaine · ~65 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Blaine · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Hobart Dam · lake · Washita · ~76 km · Must-see
• Fort Cobb Reservoir · lake · Caddo · ~85 km · Must-see
• Dead Warrior Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~91 km · Must-see
• Salyer Lake Dam · lake · Caddo · ~94 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Lake · lake · Roger Mills · ~105 km · Must-see
• Lake El Reno · lake · Canadian · ~107 km · Must-see

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