Foster Dam

Foster Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Foster Dam

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Foster Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.12412, -111.84274. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Foster Dam

• Bear River Massacre Site · fort · Franklin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~30 km · Must-see
• Naomi Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Naomi Wilderness · sanctuary · Cache · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tony Grove Lake · lake · Cache · ~38 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ricks Spring · attraction · Cache · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cutler Reservoir · lake · Cache · ~47 km · Must-see
• First Waterfall Hollow · waterfall · Cache · ~49 km · Must-see
• Logan Cave · viewpoint · Cache · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cache Butte · viewpoint · Cache · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~52 km · Must-see
• Logan Utah Temple · church · Cache · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~56 km · Must-see
• Logan Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~59 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Foster Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Foster Dam

• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tony Grove Lake · lake · Cache · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cutler Reservoir · lake · Cache · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~56 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~62 km · Must-see
• Causey Dam · lake · Weber · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice Picnic Area · lake · Lincoln · ~119 km · Must-see
• Afton Electric Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~127 km · Must-see
• Spiral Jetty · lake · Box Elder · ~128 km · Must-see
• Glendale Dam · lake · Franklin · ~3 km

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