Decker Dam

Decker 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 Decker 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 Decker Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.80349, -120.37584. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Decker Dam

• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Loyalton Park · park · Sierra · ~22 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Lake · lake · Plumas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~29 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~29 km · Must-see
• Adams Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~33 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~41 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~42 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Decker Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Decker Dam

• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Lake · lake · Plumas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~51 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~56 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Nature Study Area · lake · Washoe · ~59 km · Must-see
• Honey Lake · lake · Lassen · ~60 km · Must-see
• Boca Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~63 km · Must-see
• Boca Dam · lake · Nevada · ~65 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~68 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~68 km · Must-see

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