Kunkle Dam

Kunkle 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 Kunkle 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 Kunkle Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.71287, -121.57299. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kunkle Dam

• Lake Oroville State Recreational Area · lake · Butte · ~3 km · Must-see
• North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Butte · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~20 km · Must-see
• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~22 km · Must-see
• Oroville Dam · lake · Butte · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lower Bidwell Park · sanctuary · Butte · ~26 km · Must-see
• Oroville Chinese Temple · museum · Butte · ~28 km · Must-see
• Janet Turner Print Museum · museum · Butte · ~29 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northern California Art · museum · Butte · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chico Gospel Hall · church · Butte · ~31 km · Must-see
• Evangelical Free Church of Hamilton City · church · Glenn · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake · lake · Plumas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake Wilderness · lake · Plumas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Collins Lake · lake · Yuba · ~58 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake Ridge · lake · Plumas · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Kunkle Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kunkle Dam

• Lake Oroville State Recreational Area · lake · Butte · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~20 km · Must-see
• Oroville Dam · lake · Butte · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake · lake · Plumas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake Wilderness · lake · Plumas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Collins Lake · lake · Yuba · ~58 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake Ridge · lake · Plumas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~61 km · Must-see

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