Patterson Dam

Patterson Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Patterson Dam

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

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Patterson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.12324, -114.53255. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Patterson Dam

• Black Magic Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~23 km · Must-see
• Magic Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mormon Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~47 km · Must-see
• Kelly Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~52 km · Must-see
• Buttercup Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~55 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Blaine · ~60 km · Must-see
• Carbonate Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Gooding · ~62 km · Must-see
• Upper Salmon Falls A-Plant & Forebay · waterfall · Twin Falls · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sand Butte Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~64 km · Must-see
• Thousand Springs State Park · park · Gooding · ~66 km · Must-see
• Smoky Dome · viewpoint · Camas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mahoney Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lower Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~68 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 1 · lake · Camas · ~68 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~68 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 2 · lake · Camas · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Patterson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Patterson Dam

• Magic Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mormon Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lower Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~68 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 1 · lake · Camas · ~68 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~68 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 2 · lake · Camas · ~68 km · Must-see
• West Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~69 km · Must-see
• Boardman Lake · lake · Camas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lower Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~76 km · Must-see
• Upper Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~77 km · Must-see

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