Schaeffer Dam

Schaeffer 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 Schaeffer 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 Schaeffer Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.05517, -114.36605. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schaeffer Dam

• Frenchtown Pond State Park · park · Missoula · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ch-paa-qn Peak · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ch-paa-qn Peak · viewpoint · Missoula · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lolo National Forest · sanctuary · Sanders · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Missoula · lake · Idaho · ~27 km · Must-see
• Council Grove State Park · park · Missoula · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek State Park · park · Mineral · ~32 km · Must-see
• Jocko Valley · viewpoint · Idaho · ~32 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~37 km · Must-see
• CSKT Bison Range · sanctuary · Sanders · ~41 km · Must-see
• Missoula Art Museum · church · Idaho · ~43 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church · church · Missoula · ~43 km · Must-see
• Greenough Park · park · Missoula · ~44 km · Must-see
• Greenough Park · park · Idaho · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Jumbo · viewpoint · Missoula · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Jumbo · viewpoint · Idaho · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Wilderness · sanctuary · Missoula · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Missoula · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Schaeffer Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Schaeffer Dam

• Lake Missoula · lake · Idaho · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bouchard Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~64 km · Must-see
• Seeley Lake · lake · Idaho · ~83 km · Must-see
• Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ Dam · lake · Lake · ~87 km · Must-see
• Finley Point Unit - Flathead Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~101 km · Must-see
• Flathead Lake · lake · Lake · ~116 km · Must-see
• West Shore Unit - Flathead Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~126 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Idaho · ~133 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Lake · ~134 km · Must-see
• Longpre Dam · lake · Missoula · ~4 km

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