Tavenner Dam

Tavenner 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 Tavenner 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 Tavenner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.61827, -112.68921. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tavenner Dam

• Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site · park · Powell · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mullan Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~36 km · Must-see
• Helena National Forest · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~48 km · Must-see
• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~58 km · Must-see
• Spring Meadow Lake State Park · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Helena City Park · park · Lewis and Clark · ~60 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Cathedral · church · Lewis and Clark · ~62 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Montana · church · Lewis and Clark · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Helena · church · Lewis and Clark · ~63 km · Must-see
• Temple Emanu-El · temple · Lewis and Clark · ~63 km · Must-see
• Helena Montana Temple · church · Lewis and Clark · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rogers Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~71 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Idaho · ~72 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park · park · Deer Lodge · ~73 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smelter Stack · attraction · Deer Lodge · ~74 km · Must-see
• Parker Reservoir Dam · lake · Powell · ~3 km
• Dupont Number 2 Dam · lake · Powell · ~11 km
• Dupont Number 1 Dam · lake · Powell · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Tavenner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tavenner Dam

• Spring Meadow Lake State Park · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~59 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Idaho · ~72 km · Must-see
• Helena Valley Reservoir · lake · Lemhi · ~78 km · Must-see
• Hauser Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~79 km · Must-see
• Holter Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~83 km · Must-see
• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~83 km · Must-see
• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~85 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~92 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Lake · lake · ~92 km · Must-see
• Seeley Lake · lake · Idaho · ~112 km · Must-see

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