Deep Canyon Dam

Deep Canyon 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 Deep Canyon 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 Deep Canyon Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.36647, -121.33498. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deep Canyon Dam

• Cline Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~15 km · Must-see
• Camp Polk Meadow Preserve · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~19 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~19 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Petersen Rock Garden · museum · Deschutes · ~24 km · Must-see
• Redmond-Bend Juniper State Park · cave · Deschutes · ~24 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Billy Chinook Falls · waterfall · Jefferson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tumalo State Park · park · Deschutes · ~33 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~39 km · Must-see
• Shevlin Conservation Easement · park · Deschutes · ~40 km · Must-see
• Suttle Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~43 km · Must-see
• Drake Park · park · Deschutes · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pilot Butte · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~43 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Deep Canyon Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Deep Canyon Dam

• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Suttle Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~43 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake Crater · lake · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Three Creek Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wasco Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Santiam Lake · lake · Linn · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · Linn · ~57 km · Must-see
• Todd Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~58 km · Must-see

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