Trail Dam

Trail 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 Trail 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 Trail Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.05462, -115.32050. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Trail Dam

• Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Gooding · ~53 km · Must-see
• Upper Salmon Falls A-Plant & Forebay · waterfall · Twin Falls · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mormon Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~60 km · Must-see
• C.J. Strike Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Elmore · ~67 km · Must-see
• C. J. Strike Dam · lake · Elmore · ~68 km · Must-see
• Boardman Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area · sanctuary · Ada · ~72 km · Must-see
• Boardman Lake · lake · Camas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Smoky Dome · viewpoint · Camas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lower Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 1 · lake · Camas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 2 · lake · Camas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Upper Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lower Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~73 km · Must-see
• West Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Camas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Kings Crown · viewpoint · Elmore · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Trail Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Trail Dam

• Mormon Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~60 km · Must-see
• C. J. Strike Dam · lake · Elmore · ~68 km · Must-see
• Boardman Lake · lake · Camas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lower Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 1 · lake · Camas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 2 · lake · Camas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Upper Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lower Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~73 km · Must-see
• West Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Camas · ~74 km · Must-see

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