Brown Dam

Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.49154, -117.00098. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brown Dam

• Map Rock · fort · Canyon · ~32 km · Must-see
• Leslie Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern · viewpoint · Malheur · ~37 km · Must-see
• Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Canyon · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mahogany Mountain · viewpoint · Malheur · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort Boise · fort · Malheur · ~46 km · Must-see
• Celebration Park · fort · Canyon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kuna Caves · cave · Ada · ~57 km · Must-see
• McNulty Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~68 km · Must-see
• Jordan Craters Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Malheur · ~68 km · Must-see
• Malheur Butte · viewpoint · Malheur · ~73 km · Must-see
• Treasure Valley Ball Park · park · Malheur · ~73 km · Must-see
• Boise Idaho Temple · church · Ada · ~74 km · Must-see
• Idaho Aquarium · sanctuary · Ada · ~75 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~6 km
• Jump Falls · waterfall · Owyhee · ~8 km
• Jump Creek Falls · waterfall · Malheur · ~8 km
• Rattlesnake Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~9 km
• Graveyard Point · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Brown Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brown Dam

• McNulty Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~68 km · Must-see
• Bully Creek Dam · lake · Malheur · ~83 km · Must-see
• Antelope Dam · lake · Malheur · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~95 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~125 km · Must-see
• C. J. Strike Dam · lake · Elmore · ~128 km · Must-see
• Agency Valley Dam · lake · Malheur · ~130 km · Must-see
• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~137 km · Must-see
• Owyhee Dam · lake · Malheur · ~32 km
• Owyhee Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~34 km

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