Spanish Flat Dam

Spanish Flat Dam: 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 Spanish Flat Dam

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 Spanish Flat Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.00813, -119.78876. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spanish Flat Dam

• Tule Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Lake · lake · Washoe · ~24 km · Must-see
• The Pyramid · lake · Washoe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Adams Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~36 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~37 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Lake · lake · Plumas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Virginia Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Nature Study Area · lake · Washoe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~57 km · Must-see
• Peavine Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~62 km · Must-see
• Honey Lake · lake · Lassen · ~64 km · Must-see
• University of Nevada, Reno Arboretum · park · Washoe · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sage Hen Valley · viewpoint · Pershing · ~66 km · Must-see
• Reno Nevada Temple · church · Washoe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Loyalton Park · park · Sierra · ~67 km · Must-see
• Saint Thomas Aquinas Cathedral · church · Washoe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spanish Flat Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Spanish Flat Dam

• Pyramid Lake · lake · Washoe · ~24 km · Must-see
• The Pyramid · lake · Washoe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Lake · lake · Plumas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Nature Study Area · lake · Washoe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Honey Lake · lake · Lassen · ~64 km · Must-see
• Alexander Lake · lake · Washoe · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~78 km · Must-see
• Boca Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~90 km · Must-see
• Boca Dam · lake · Nevada · ~92 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~96 km · Must-see

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