Wolf Dam

Wolf 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 Wolf 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 Wolf Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.58742, -118.72960. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wolf Dam

• Rattlesnake Hill · viewpoint · Churchill · ~14 km · Must-see
• Big Water · lake · Churchill · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lahontan Dam · lake · Churchill · ~40 km · Must-see
• Topog Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~42 km · Must-see
• Carson Table Summit · viewpoint · Churchill · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lahontan Reservoir · lake · Lyon · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lahontan State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Lyon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~53 km · Must-see
• Job Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Humboldt · lake · Churchill · ~54 km · Must-see
• Living Faith Christian Fellowship · church · Lyon · ~56 km · Must-see
• Shady Run Canyon · viewpoint · Churchill · ~60 km · Must-see
• Leonard Rockshelter · fort · Churchill · ~61 km · Must-see
• Churchill Butte · viewpoint · Lyon · ~70 km · Must-see
• Chalk Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~75 km · Must-see
• Oles Pond · lake · Churchill · ~11 km
• LORAN-C transmitter Fallon · attraction · Churchill · ~12 km
• KVLV-AM (Fallon) · attraction · Churchill · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Wolf Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wolf Dam

• Big Water · lake · Churchill · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lahontan Dam · lake · Churchill · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lahontan Reservoir · lake · Lyon · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Humboldt · lake · Churchill · ~54 km · Must-see
• The Pyramid · lake · Washoe · ~99 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Lake · lake · Washoe · ~108 km · Must-see
• Alexander Lake · lake · Washoe · ~109 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Nature Study Area · lake · Washoe · ~121 km · Must-see
• Washoe Lake · lake · Washoe · ~122 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake · lake · Mineral · ~124 km · Must-see

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