Phoenix Dam

Phoenix 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 Phoenix 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 Phoenix Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.99994, -120.32761. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Phoenix Dam

• Sonora United Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~7 km · Must-see
• Columbia State Historic Park · park · Tuolumne · ~9 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~12 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~12 km · Must-see
• Twain Harte Evangelical Free Church · church · Tuolumne · ~13 km · Must-see
• New Melones Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~17 km · Must-see
• Moaning Cave · cave · Calaveras · ~18 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Bell Monument · fort · Calaveras · ~20 km · Must-see
• New Melones Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~23 km · Must-see
• Angels Camp Museum · museum · Calaveras · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mercer Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~27 km · Must-see
• Don Pedro Reservoir · lake · Tuolumne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tulloch Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~31 km · Must-see
• California Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tulloch 62-006 Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Stanislaus National Forest · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Calaveras Big Trees State Park · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Coulterville Park · sanctuary · Mariposa · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Phoenix Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Phoenix Dam

• New Melones Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~17 km · Must-see
• New Melones Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~23 km · Must-see
• Don Pedro Reservoir · lake · Tuolumne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tulloch Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tulloch 62-006 Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~35 km · Must-see
• New Don Pedro Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~43 km · Must-see
• Salt Spring Valley Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cherry Lake · lake · Tuolumne · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cherry Lake · lake · Lyon · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pinecrest Lake · lake · Douglas · ~47 km · Must-see

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