Mathew Drop Structure

Mathew Drop Structure: 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 Mathew Drop Structure

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 Mathew Drop Structure — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.74580, -114.43138. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mathew Drop Structure

• Cathedral Gorge State Park · church · Lincoln · ~12 km · Must-see
• Kershaw-Ryan State Park · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~24 km · Must-see
• Highland Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~26 km · Must-see
• Comet Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~27 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~29 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley State Park · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~48 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Lincoln · ~49 km · Must-see
• Doc's Pass Wilderness · sanctuary · Washington · ~66 km · Must-see
• Moon Caves · cave · Lincoln · ~11 km
• Cathedral Cave · cave · Lincoln · ~11 km
• Big Cave · cave · Lincoln · ~23 km
• Eccles Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~24 km
• Fife Flat Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~38 km
• Pine Canyon Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~40 km
• Mahogany Knoll Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~47 km
• Schroeder Lake (drained) · lake · Lincoln · ~51 km
• Rice Mountain · viewpoint · Iron · ~58 km
• Cougar Canyon Wilderness · viewpoint · Washington · ~59 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mathew Drop Structure

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mathew Drop Structure

• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Lincoln · ~49 km · Must-see
• Delamar Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~82 km · Must-see
• Upper Pahranagat Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~99 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area · lake · Washington · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lower Pahranagat Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~103 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness · lake · Mohave · ~129 km · Must-see
• Sand Hollow North Dam · lake · Washington · ~145 km · Must-see
• Eccles Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~24 km
• Fife Flat Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~38 km
• Pine Canyon Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~40 km

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