Sonner Dam

Sonner 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 Sonner 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 Sonner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.23490, -114.19587. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sonner Dam

• Black Magic Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~14 km · Must-see
• Magic Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~24 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sand Butte Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~35 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Blaine · ~41 km · Must-see
• Carbonate Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kelly Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~45 km · Must-see
• Buttercup Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mahoney Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Blaine · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mormon Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~65 km · Must-see
• Penny Lake · lake · Blaine · ~67 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Blaine · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sonner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sonner Dam

• Magic Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mormon Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~62 km · Must-see
• Penny Lake · lake · Blaine · ~67 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Blaine · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lower Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~85 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 1 · lake · Camas · ~85 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 2 · lake · Camas · ~85 km · Must-see
• West Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~86 km · Must-see

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