Gerig Dam

Gerig 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 Gerig 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 Gerig Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.15433, -121.15081. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gerig Dam

• Ash Creek Wildlife Area · park · Modoc · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ash Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lassen · ~12 km · Must-see
• Widow Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fox Mountain · viewpoint · Modoc · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Brushy Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~31 km · Must-see
• Soldier Mountain Lookout · viewpoint · Shasta · ~45 km · Must-see
• Modoc National Forest · sanctuary · Modoc · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Britton · lake · Shasta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Burney Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~56 km · Must-see
• Burney Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~70 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Forest · sanctuary · Lassen · ~72 km · Must-see
• Baker Lake · lake · Shasta · ~74 km · Must-see
• Fulcher Dam · lake · Lassen · ~2 km
• Clara Bieber Memorial Park · park · Lassen · ~5 km
• Big Swamp · sanctuary · Lassen · ~6 km
• Nine Springs 1245 Dam · lake · Lassen · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gerig Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gerig Dam

• Lake Britton · lake · Shasta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Baker Lake · lake · Shasta · ~74 km · Must-see
• Medicine Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~75 km · Must-see
• Big Sage Reservoir · lake · Modoc · ~83 km · Must-see
• Eagle Lake · lake · Lassen · ~83 km · Must-see
• Butte Lake · lake · Lassen · ~84 km · Must-see
• Snag Lake · lake · Lassen · ~91 km · Must-see
• Pit Six Dam · lake · Shasta · ~94 km · Must-see
• Reflection Lake · lake · Shasta · ~96 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Shasta · ~96 km · Must-see

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