Engineer Dam

Engineer 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 Engineer 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 Engineer Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.01501, -121.23753. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Engineer Dam

• Mission San Antonio de Padua · church · Monterey · ~1 km · Must-see
• Junipero Serra Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sand Dollar Beach · beach · Monterey · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cone Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~30 km · Must-see
• King City Linear Park · park · Monterey · ~31 km · Must-see
• Limekiln State Park · sanctuary · Monterey · ~32 km · Must-see
• New Camaldoli Hermitage · church · Monterey · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake San Antonio · lake · Monterey · ~38 km · Must-see
• Landels-Hill Big Creek Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Monterey · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tierra Redonda Mountain · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Monterey · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hearst Castle · museum · San Luis Obispo · ~47 km · Must-see
• John Little State Natural Reserve · sanctuary · Monterey · ~47 km · Must-see
• Piedras Blancas Light Station · beach · San Luis Obispo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Nacimiento · lake · San Luis Obispo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hearst San Simeon State Park · sanctuary · San Luis Obispo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~51 km · Must-see
• William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach · beach · San Luis Obispo · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Engineer Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Engineer Dam

• Lake San Antonio · lake · Monterey · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Nacimiento · lake · San Luis Obispo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hernandez Reservoir · lake · San Benito · ~69 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Fresno · ~86 km · Must-see
• Whale Rock Reservoir · lake · San Luis Obispo · ~88 km · Must-see
• Atascadero Lake Park · lake · San Luis Obispo · ~100 km · Must-see
• El Estero Lake · lake · Monterey · ~109 km · Must-see
• Laguna Lake Park · lake · San Luis Obispo · ~121 km · Must-see
• Santa Margarita Lake · lake · San Luis Obispo · ~129 km · Must-see
• San Felipe Lake · lake · Santa Clara · ~137 km · Must-see

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