Gardiner-Upper Dam

Gardiner-Upper 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 Gardiner-Upper 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 Gardiner-Upper Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.30755, -111.12014. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gardiner-Upper Dam

• Montpelier Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bear Lake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sublette Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice Picnic Area · lake · Lincoln · ~40 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~41 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~50 km · Must-see
• Star Valley Wyoming Temple · church · Lincoln · ~59 km · Must-see
• Afton Electric Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~62 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Fitzpatrick · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~68 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~70 km · Must-see
• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~70 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~71 km · Must-see
• Fossil Butte National Monument · sanctuary · Rich · ~71 km · Must-see
• Fossil Butte National Monument · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bridger National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~72 km · Must-see
• Geneva Summit · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gardiner-Upper Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gardiner-Upper Dam

• Lake Alice Picnic Area · lake · Lincoln · ~40 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~50 km · Must-see
• Afton Electric Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~62 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~70 km · Must-see
• Tony Grove Lake · lake · Cache · ~79 km · Must-see
• Fontenelle Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~108 km · Must-see
• Cutler Reservoir · lake · Cache · ~113 km · Must-see
• Palisades Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~129 km · Must-see
• Palisades Dam · lake · Bonneville · ~143 km · Must-see

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