Nelson Spring

Nelson Spring: 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 Nelson Spring

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 Nelson Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.49646, -120.20337. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson Spring

• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~18 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~31 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~59 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~66 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~69 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~70 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~71 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bridge Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~2 km
• Masterson Spring · attraction · Wheeler · ~3 km
• King Dam · lake · Crook · ~16 km
• Allen Creek Dam · lake · Crook · ~16 km
• Bacon Reservoir · lake · Wheeler · ~18 km
• Blue Ridge Mine Mill · fort · Crook · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson Spring

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nelson Spring

• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~59 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~71 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~94 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~102 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~108 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~127 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~128 km · Must-see
• Chickahominy Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~143 km · Must-see
• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~149 km · Must-see

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