Merrell Dam

Merrell 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 Merrell 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 Merrell Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.17792, -110.93769. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Merrell Dam

• Steamboat Mountain · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Devil's Slide · viewpoint · Park · ~18 km · Must-see
• Meldrum Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~20 km · Must-see
• Emigrant Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hidden Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~26 km · Must-see
• Electric Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~26 km · Must-see
• Joseph Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sepulcher Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~31 km · Must-see
• Heather Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Gray Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Bole · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Clagett Butte · viewpoint · Park · ~36 km · Must-see
• Paradise Valley · viewpoint · Park · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort Yellowstone · fort · Park · ~37 km · Must-see
• Orange Spring Mound · attraction · Park · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces · attraction · Park · ~37 km · Must-see
• Terrace Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~37 km · Must-see
• Albino Lake · lake · Fremont · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Merrell Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Merrell Dam

• Hidden Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~26 km · Must-see
• Heather Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Albino Lake · lake · Fremont · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hyalite Reservoir · lake · Gallatin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hebgen Lake · lake · Fremont · ~59 km · Must-see
• Quake Lake · lake · Fremont · ~63 km · Must-see
• Earthquake Lake · lake · Madison · ~64 km · Must-see
• Grebe Lake · lake · Park · ~70 km · Must-see
• Madison Dam · lake · Madison · ~80 km · Must-see
• Wrangler Lake · lake · Park · ~85 km · Must-see

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