Auriga Dam

Auriga 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 Auriga 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 Auriga Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.55492, -114.07594. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Auriga Dam

• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Missoula · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ranger Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~32 km · Must-see
• Welcome Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Granite · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Sentinel · viewpoint · Missoula · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Sentinel · viewpoint · Idaho · ~43 km · Must-see
• Missoula Art Museum · church · Idaho · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bitterroot Valley · viewpoint · Idaho · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hellgate Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~44 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~45 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church · church · Missoula · ~45 km · Must-see
• Greenough Park · park · Missoula · ~46 km · Must-see
• Greenough Park · park · Idaho · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Jumbo · viewpoint · Missoula · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Jumbo · viewpoint · Idaho · ~46 km · Must-see
• Milltown State Park · park · Missoula · ~47 km · Must-see
• Council Grove State Park · park · Missoula · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Auriga Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Auriga Dam

• Lake Missoula · lake · Idaho · ~54 km · Must-see
• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~91 km · Must-see
• Seeley Lake · lake · Idaho · ~104 km · Must-see
• Bouchard Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~128 km · Must-see
• Woodchuck Dam · lake · Missoula · ~18 km
• McCalla Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~18 km
• Duffy Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~21 km
• Duffy Lake · lake · Idaho · ~21 km
• Carlton Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Missoula · ~22 km
• Big Creek Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~28 km

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