China Hat Dam

China Hat 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 China Hat 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 China Hat Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.84145, -111.60202. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near China Hat Dam

• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~26 km · Must-see
• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~46 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~59 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~66 km · Must-see
• Star Valley Wyoming Temple · church · Lincoln · ~71 km · Must-see
• Afton Electric Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~72 km · Must-see
• Palisades Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~74 km · Must-see
• North Cone · viewpoint · Caribou · ~2 km
• China Cap · viewpoint · Caribou · ~3 km
• Little Crater · viewpoint · Caribou · ~3 km
• China Hat · viewpoint · Caribou · ~5 km
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Caribou · ~7 km
• Blackfoot Reservoir · lake · Caribou · ~11 km
• Reservoir Mountain · lake · Caribou · ~12 km
• Woodall Mountain · viewpoint · Caribou · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of China Hat Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near China Hat Dam

• Afton Electric Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~72 km · Must-see
• Palisades Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~74 km · Must-see
• Palisades Dam · lake · Bonneville · ~80 km · Must-see
• Ririe Reservoir · lake · Bonneville · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice Picnic Area · lake · Lincoln · ~106 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~119 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~120 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~122 km · Must-see
• Marion Lake · lake · Teton · ~128 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Teton · ~131 km · Must-see

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