Cavan Dam

Cavan 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 Cavan 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 Cavan Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 49.94390, -110.40084. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cavan Dam

• Medalta Potteries · fort · Cypress · ~25 km · Must-see
• Medicine Hat Railway Station · church · Cypress · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saamis Teepee · fort · Cypress · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church · church · Cypress · ~29 km · Must-see
• Elkwater Lake · lake · Cypress · ~40 km · Must-see
• Reesor Lake · lake · Cypress · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Lake · lake · Cypress · ~54 km · Must-see
• Schuler Weather Radar · lake · Cypress · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Walsh · fort · Maple Creek No. 111 · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cypress Hills Massacre · fort · Maple Creek No. 111 · ~71 km · Must-see
• Brick and Tile · fort · Cypress · ~25 km
• Spruce Coulee Reservoir · lake · Cypress · ~41 km
• Cypress Hills Provincial Park · sanctuary · Cypress · ~47 km
• Michelle Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Cypress · ~57 km
• Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (West Block) · sanctuary · Maple Creek No. 111 · ~65 km
• Red Rock Coulée · viewpoint · County of Forty Mile · ~67 km
• Wawaskesy National Park · sanctuary · Cypress · ~74 km
• Prairie Memories Museum · museum · Cypress · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cavan Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cavan Dam

• Elkwater Lake · lake · Cypress · ~40 km · Must-see
• Reesor Lake · lake · Cypress · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Lake · lake · Cypress · ~54 km · Must-see
• Schuler Weather Radar · lake · Cypress · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pakowki Lake · lake · County of Forty Mile · ~103 km · Must-see
• Bigstick Lake · lake · Piapot No. 110 · ~105 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake · lake · Reno No. 51 · ~105 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake Recreational Site · lake · Reno No. 51 · ~106 km · Must-see
• Crow Indian Lake · lake · Municipal District of Taber · ~148 km · Must-see
• Spruce Coulee Reservoir · lake · Cypress · ~41 km

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