Upper Taylor Dam

Upper Taylor 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Upper Taylor 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 Upper Taylor Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.40826, -112.83754. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Taylor Dam

• Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site · park · Powell · ~9 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park · park · Deer Lodge · ~41 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smelter Stack · attraction · Deer Lodge · ~42 km · Must-see
• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mullan Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~60 km · Must-see
• World Museum of Mining · museum · Lemhi · ~61 km · Must-see
• St. John's Episcopal Church · church · Silver Bow · ~62 km · Must-see
• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~63 km · Must-see
• Elk Park Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~63 km · Must-see
• Burton K. Wheeler House · sanctuary · Silver Bow · ~64 km · Must-see
• Helena National Forest · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~64 km · Must-see
• KOPR-FM (Butte) · attraction · Jefferson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Our Lady Of The Rockies · attraction · Silver Bow · ~68 km · Must-see
• Upper Taylor Reservoir · lake · Lemhi · ~0 km
• Kerns Lake Dam · lake · Powell · ~1 km
• Tin Cup Lake Dam · lake · Powell · ~3 km
• Conleys Lake Dam · lake · Powell · ~3 km
• Rock Creek Lake Dam · lake · Powell · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Taylor Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Taylor Dam

• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~53 km · Must-see
• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~63 km · Must-see
• Spring Meadow Lake State Park · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~78 km · Must-see
• Helena Valley Reservoir · lake · Lemhi · ~98 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Idaho · ~103 km · Must-see
• Hauser Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~103 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~111 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Lake · lake · ~111 km · Must-see
• Holter Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~113 km · Must-see
• Seeley Lake · lake · Idaho · ~127 km · Must-see

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