Walchli Dam

Walchli 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 Walchli 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 Walchli Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.86105, -119.18661. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walchli Dam

• Hat Rock State Park · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fort Henrietta Park Echo · fort · Benton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sillusi Butte · viewpoint · Benton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Jump Off Joe · viewpoint · Benton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Wallula · lake · Benton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Walla Walla Historical Monument · fort · Walla Walla · ~41 km · Must-see
• Southridge Sports Complex · park · Benton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Lewis · lake · Walla Walla · ~46 km · Must-see
• McNary National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Badger Canyon · viewpoint · Benton · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~50 km · Must-see
• Elowah Falls, Columbia River Gorge · waterfall · Benton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Columbia River Washington Temple · church · Benton · ~52 km · Must-see
• McKay Reservoir · lake · Benton · ~52 km · Must-see
• REACH Museum · museum · Benton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bateman Island · river spot · Benton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Chamna Natural Preserve · sanctuary · Benton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Candy Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Walchli Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Walchli Dam

• Lake Wallula · lake · Benton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Lewis · lake · Walla Walla · ~46 km · Must-see
• McKay Reservoir · lake · Benton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ice Harbor Dam · lake · Walla Walla · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Umatilla · lake · Klickitat · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Franklin · ~88 km · Must-see
• Langdon Lake · lake · Walla Walla · ~107 km · Must-see
• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~119 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~129 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~136 km · Must-see

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