North Fork Dam

North Fork 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 North Fork 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 North Fork Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.52563, -123.49314. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near North Fork Dam

• Marys Peak · viewpoint · Benton · ~7 km · Must-see
• Beazell Memorial Forest · sanctuary · Benton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cline Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Hoskins Historic Park · fort · Benton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Grass Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Peavy Peak · viewpoint · Benton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Siuslaw National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~31 km · Must-see
• E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Benton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site · sanctuary · Linn · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site · sanctuary · Polk · ~44 km · Must-see
• Jensen Arctic Museum · museum · Polk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Alderwood State Wayside · sanctuary · Lane · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Marion · ~55 km · Must-see
• Laurel Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~56 km · Must-see
• Brian Booth State Park · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~56 km · Must-see
• Oregon Coast Aquarium · park · Lincoln · ~56 km · Must-see
• Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site · park · Lincoln · ~58 km · Must-see
• Agate Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Lincoln · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of North Fork Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near North Fork Dam

• Fern Ridge Lake · lake · Lane · ~64 km · Must-see
• Walling Pond · lake · Marion · ~72 km · Must-see
• Wirth Lake · lake · Marion · ~73 km · Must-see
• Devil's Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Allison · lake · Marion · ~82 km · Must-see
• Foster Dam · lake · Linn · ~83 km · Must-see
• Foster Lake · lake · Linn · ~86 km · Must-see
• Sutton Lake · lake · Lane · ~88 km · Must-see
• Green Peter Dam · lake · Linn · ~94 km · Must-see
• Silver Creek Dam · lake · Marion · ~97 km · Must-see

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