Brace Dam

Brace 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 Brace 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 Brace Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.35174, -116.70630. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brace Dam

• Hat Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~70 km · Must-see
• Big Jacks Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Owyhee · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lambert Table · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~8 km
• Castro Table · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~11 km
• Rough Mountain · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~11 km
• The Dome · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~13 km
• Owyhee Falls · waterfall · Owyhee · ~14 km
• The Tongue · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~17 km
• Black Table · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~17 km
• Flatiron Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~19 km
• Juniper Mountain · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~20 km
• June Grass Table · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~21 km
• Owyhee River Wilderness · sanctuary · Owyhee · ~21 km
• Willow Meadows Reservoir Number One · lake · Owyhee · ~23 km
• Willow Meadows Reservoir Number Two · lake · Owyhee · ~23 km
• Boni Table · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~24 km
• Herds V · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~25 km
• Piute Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Brace Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brace Dam

• Antelope Dam · lake · Malheur · ~94 km · Must-see
• Wilson Reservoir · lake · Elko · ~101 km · Must-see
• C. J. Strike Dam · lake · Elmore · ~111 km · Must-see
• Deep Creek Reservoir · lake · Elko · ~113 km · Must-see
• Wild Horse Reservoir · lake · Elko · ~132 km · Must-see
• Willow Meadows Reservoir Number One · lake · Owyhee · ~23 km
• Willow Meadows Reservoir Number Two · lake · Owyhee · ~23 km
• Willow Meadows Reservoir Number Three · lake · Owyhee · ~27 km
• D Bar Reservoir · lake · Owyhee · ~31 km
• South Bench Reservoir · lake · Owyhee · ~34 km

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