Three Pools

Three Pools: 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 Three Pools

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 Three Pools — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.83864, -122.30993. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Three Pools

• Henline Mountain · viewpoint · Marion · ~4 km · Must-see
• Opal Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Marion · ~7 km · Must-see
• Big Cliff Dam · lake · Marion · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dome Rock · viewpoint · Marion · ~16 km · Must-see
• Santiam State Forest · sanctuary · Linn · ~16 km · Must-see
• Battle Ax Mountain · viewpoint · Marion · ~17 km · Must-see
• Detroit Dam · lake · Linn · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bagby Hot Springs · fort · Clackamas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bull of the Woods Wilderness · sanctuary · Clackamas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Detroit Lake · lake · Marion · ~21 km · Must-see
• Upper Butte Creek Falls · waterfall · Clackamas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Stahlman Point · viewpoint · Linn · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ann Arbor Hot Springs​ · attraction · Marion · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lower North Falls · waterfall · Marion · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wilhoit Springs Park · park · Clackamas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Snow Peak · viewpoint · Linn · ~39 km · Must-see
• Coffin Mountain Trail · viewpoint · Linn · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bachelor Mountain Trail · trek · Linn · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Three Pools

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Three Pools

• Big Cliff Dam · lake · Marion · ~12 km · Must-see
• Detroit Dam · lake · Linn · ~17 km · Must-see
• Detroit Lake · lake · Marion · ~21 km · Must-see
• Donaca Lake · lake · Linn · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Harriet · lake · Clackamas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Silver Creek Dam · lake · Marion · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Marion · ~49 km · Must-see
• Green Peter Lake · lake · Linn · ~51 km · Must-see
• Breitenbush Lake · lake · Marion · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pine Ridge Lake · lake · Linn · ~54 km · Must-see

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Oregon

Frequently asked