Nielson (John) Dam

Nielson (John) 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 (John) 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 (John) Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.35201, -110.98421. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nielson (John) Dam

• Huntington State Park · sanctuary · Emery · ~4 km · Must-see
• Huntington North Dam · lake · Emery · ~4 km · Must-see
• Prehistoric Museum · museum · Carbon · ~39 km · Must-see
• Price United Methodist Church · church · Carbon · ~39 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel · fort · Emery · ~45 km · Must-see
• Electric Lake · lake · Emery · ~46 km · Must-see
• Western Mining and Railroad Museum · museum · Carbon · ~48 km · Must-see
• La Sal National Forest · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~48 km · Must-see
• Manti National Forest · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~48 km · Must-see
• New Life Ministries Church · church · Carbon · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bottleneck Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~52 km · Must-see
• Assembly Hall Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~53 km · Must-see
• Window Blind Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~55 km · Must-see
• Scofield Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rochester Creek Rock Art Panel · fort · Emery · ~67 km · Must-see
• Manti Utah Temple · church · Sanpete · ~71 km · Must-see
• White Mountain · viewpoint · Sevier · ~71 km · Must-see
• King Number Two Mine · fort · Emery · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nielson (John) Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nielson (John) Dam

• Huntington North Dam · lake · Emery · ~4 km · Must-see
• Electric Lake · lake · Emery · ~46 km · Must-see
• Scofield Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Reservoir · lake · Wasatch · ~115 km · Must-see
• Mona Reservoir · lake · Juab · ~118 km · Must-see
• Santaquin Debris Basin Dam · lake · Utah · ~120 km · Must-see
• Salem Lake · lake · Utah · ~122 km · Must-see
• Goshen Reservoir · lake · Utah · ~131 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Sevier · ~136 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lake Mountain · lake · Wayne · ~141 km · Must-see

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