Haystack Dam

Haystack Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Haystack Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Haystack Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.49919, -121.15528. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Haystack Dam

• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~14 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~18 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~22 km · Must-see
• Billy Chinook Falls · waterfall · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cline Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs State Recreation Site · park · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Museum at Warm Springs · museum · Jefferson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~40 km · Must-see
• Redmond-Bend Juniper State Park · cave · Deschutes · ~40 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~41 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~41 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~42 km · Must-see
• Petersen Rock Garden · museum · Deschutes · ~43 km · Must-see
• Camp Polk Meadow Preserve · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~43 km · Must-see
• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Haystack Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Haystack Dam

• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~51 km · Must-see
• Suttle Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake Crater · lake · Jefferson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~63 km · Must-see
• Wasco Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~67 km · Must-see
• Breitenbush Lake · lake · Marion · ~72 km · Must-see
• Santiam Lake · lake · Linn · ~72 km · Must-see
• Three Creek Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~73 km · Must-see

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