Nielson Dam

Nielson 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 Nielson 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 Nielson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.07557, -111.96967. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nielson Dam

• Bear River Massacre Site · fort · Franklin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~38 km · Must-see
• Naomi Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Naomi Wilderness · sanctuary · Cache · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cutler Reservoir · lake · Cache · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cache Butte · viewpoint · Cache · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tony Grove Lake · lake · Cache · ~42 km · Must-see
• First Waterfall Hollow · waterfall · Cache · ~49 km · Must-see
• Logan Utah Temple · church · Cache · ~50 km · Must-see
• Logan Cave · viewpoint · Cache · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ricks Spring · attraction · Cache · ~51 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Logan Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~57 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~61 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cache National Forest · sanctuary · Cache · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nielson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nielson Dam

• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cutler Reservoir · lake · Cache · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tony Grove Lake · lake · Cache · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~67 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~74 km · Must-see
• Spiral Jetty · lake · Box Elder · ~114 km · Must-see
• Causey Dam · lake · Weber · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice Picnic Area · lake · Lincoln · ~133 km · Must-see
• Great Salt Lake · lake · Box Elder · ~140 km · Must-see
• Afton Electric Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~141 km · Must-see

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