Wood Lake Dam

Wood Lake Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Wood Lake Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Wood Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.43328, -112.80254. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wood Lake Dam

• Scapegoat Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~17 km · Must-see
• Scapegoat Wilderness · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~18 km · Must-see
• Gibson Reservoir · lake · Idaho · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gibson Reservoir · lake · Teton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Nilan Reservoir · lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Reservoir · lake · ~38 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Idaho · ~43 km · Must-see
• Chinese Wall · viewpoint · Flathead · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pishkun Reservoir · lake · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bob Marshall Wilderness · sanctuary · Flathead · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Pass · sanctuary · Lemhi · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ear Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~55 km · Must-see
• Old Baldy · viewpoint · Idaho · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rogers Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~64 km · Must-see
• Seeley Lake · lake · Idaho · ~75 km · Must-see
• Patrol Mountain · viewpoint · Lewis and Clark · ~9 km
• Observation Point · viewpoint · Lewis and Clark · ~17 km
• J B Long and Company Number 2 Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Wood Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wood Lake Dam

• Gibson Reservoir · lake · Idaho · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gibson Reservoir · lake · Teton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Nilan Reservoir · lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Reservoir · lake · ~38 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Idaho · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pishkun Reservoir · lake · ~44 km · Must-see
• Seeley Lake · lake · Idaho · ~75 km · Must-see
• Eureka Reservoir · lake · ~78 km · Must-see
• Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · ~79 km · Must-see
• Priest Butte Lake · lake · ~79 km · Must-see

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