Orchard Dam

Orchard Dam: 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 Orchard Dam

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 Orchard Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.38945, -116.01685. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Orchard Dam

• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park · park · Ada · ~34 km · Must-see
• Christ Chapel · church · Ada · ~35 km · Must-see
• Boise Hare Krishna Temple and Vedic Cultural Center · temple · Ada · ~36 km · Must-see
• Julia Davis Park · sanctuary · Ada · ~36 km · Must-see
• Boise Cascade Lake · waterfall · Ada · ~36 km · Must-see
• Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area · sanctuary · Ada · ~36 km · Must-see
• C. W. Moore Park · park · Ada · ~36 km · Must-see
• Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial · fort · Ada · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist · church · Ada · ~37 km · Must-see
• Boise Idaho Temple · church · Ada · ~39 km · Must-see
• Camel's Back Park · park · Ada · ~39 km · Must-see
• Idaho Aquarium · sanctuary · Ada · ~40 km · Must-see
• Veterans Memorial Park · park · Ada · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kuna Caves · cave · Ada · ~44 km · Must-see
• Celebration Park · fort · Canyon · ~53 km · Must-see
• C.J. Strike Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Elmore · ~60 km · Must-see
• C. J. Strike Dam · lake · Elmore · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Orchard Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Orchard Dam

• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~20 km · Must-see
• C. J. Strike Dam · lake · Elmore · ~62 km · Must-see
• Upper Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~101 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Camas · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lower Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~102 km · Must-see
• Boardman Lake · lake · Camas · ~103 km · Must-see
• West Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~108 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 2 · lake · Camas · ~108 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 1 · lake · Camas · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lower Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~109 km · Must-see

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