Tyson Dam

Tyson 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 Tyson 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 Tyson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.24667, -116.74548. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tyson Dam

• Celebration Park · fort · Canyon · ~23 km · Must-see
• Map Rock · fort · Canyon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Kuna Caves · cave · Ada · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mahogany Mountain · viewpoint · Malheur · ~52 km · Must-see
• Leslie Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern · viewpoint · Malheur · ~53 km · Must-see
• Boise Idaho Temple · church · Ada · ~68 km · Must-see
• Antelope Dam · lake · Malheur · ~69 km · Must-see
• Idaho Aquarium · sanctuary · Ada · ~69 km · Must-see
• Jordan Craters Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Malheur · ~72 km · Must-see
• Boise Hare Krishna Temple and Vedic Cultural Center · temple · Ada · ~73 km · Must-see
• Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial · fort · Ada · ~74 km · Must-see
• Boise Cascade Lake · waterfall · Ada · ~74 km · Must-see
• Veterans Memorial Park · park · Ada · ~74 km · Must-see
• Julia Davis Park · sanctuary · Ada · ~74 km · Must-see
• Christ Chapel · church · Ada · ~75 km · Must-see
• C. W. Moore Park · park · Ada · ~75 km · Must-see
• Windy Point · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~5 km
• Soldier Cap · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Tyson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tyson Dam

• Antelope Dam · lake · Malheur · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~80 km · Must-see
• C. J. Strike Dam · lake · Elmore · ~88 km · Must-see
• McNulty Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~94 km · Must-see
• Bully Creek Dam · lake · Malheur · ~125 km · Must-see
• Jensen Lake · lake · Canyon · ~22 km
• Succor Creek Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~23 km
• Texas Basin Dam · lake · Owyhee · ~25 km
• Lake Lowell · lake · Canyon · ~44 km
• Triangle Reservoir · lake · Owyhee · ~67 km

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