Upper Wheeler Dam

Upper Wheeler 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 Upper Wheeler 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 Upper Wheeler Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.28680, -120.36391. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Wheeler Dam

• Squilchuck State Park · sanctuary · Chelan · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mission Peak · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · park · Chelan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center · church · Chelan · ~20 km · Must-see
• Blewett Pass · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Wenatchee Confluence State Park · sanctuary · Chelan · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rock Island Pool · lake · Douglas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Rock State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Whiskey Dick Mountain · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility · sanctuary · Kittitas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wanapum Lake · lake · Washington · ~41 km · Must-see
• Three Brothers · viewpoint · Chelan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Badger Mountain · viewpoint · Douglas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wedge Mountain · viewpoint · Chelan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Snow Lakes · lake · Chelan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Nada Lake · lake · Chelan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Navaho Peak · viewpoint · Chelan · ~46 km · Must-see
• McClellan Peak · viewpoint · Chelan · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Wheeler Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Wheeler Dam

• Rock Island Pool · lake · Douglas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wanapum Lake · lake · Washington · ~41 km · Must-see
• Snow Lakes · lake · Chelan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Nada Lake · lake · Chelan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Shield Lake · lake · Chelan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Coney Lake · lake · Chelan · ~51 km · Must-see
• Colchuck Lake · lake · Chelan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Eightmile Lake · lake · Chelan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Ingalls · lake · Chelan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Ida · lake · Chelan · ~67 km · Must-see

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