Canal Basin

Canal Basin: 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 Canal Basin

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 Canal Basin — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.35536, -122.61751. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Canal Basin

• McLoughlin Promenade · park · Clackamas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Willamette Falls · waterfall · Clackamas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, McLoughlin House Site · fort · Clackamas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Jon Storm Park · park · Clackamas · ~2 km · Must-see
• Clackamette Park · park · Clackamas · ~2 km · Must-see
• Parents of Murdered Children Memorial · fort · Clackamas · ~3 km · Must-see
• Charles Ames Memorial City Park · park · Clackamas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Max Patterson Memorial Park · park · Clackamas · ~5 km · Must-see
• Oregon Military Museum · museum · Clackamas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Oswego Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Elk Rock Island · sanctuary · Clackamas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Talbert · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Elk Rock Gardens of the Bishop's Close · sanctuary · Multnomah · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tryon Creek State Natural Area · sanctuary · Multnomah · ~13 km · Must-see
• Canby Depot Museum · museum · Clackamas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Agnes Flanagan Chapel · church · Multnomah · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kerf · attraction · Multnomah · ~15 km · Must-see
• Errol Heights Park · park · Multnomah · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Canal Basin

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Canal Basin

• Oswego Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Skidmore Fountain · lake · Multnomah · ~24 km · Must-see
• Memorial Fountain · lake · Multnomah · ~25 km · Must-see
• Guild's Lake · lake · Clark · ~28 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake Regional Park · lake · Multnomah · ~32 km · Must-see
• Vancouver Hatchery Pond Dam · lake · Clark · ~35 km · Must-see
• North Fork Reservoir · lake · Clackamas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fallen Leaf Lake · lake · Clark · ~40 km · Must-see
• Round Lake · lake · Clark · ~40 km · Must-see
• Willamette River Light · lake · Clark · ~44 km · Must-see

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