Boulder Dam

Boulder 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 Boulder 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 Boulder Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.81095, -119.68413. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Boulder Dam

• Granite Mountain Reservoir · lake · Washoe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Great Boiling Spring Park · park · Washoe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Selenite Mountains Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Pershing · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dodge Reservoir · lake · Lassen · ~54 km · Must-see
• Old Razorback Mountain · viewpoint · Pershing · ~58 km · Must-see
• Calico Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~58 km · Must-see
• Luxor Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hat Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~66 km · Must-see
• Kumiva Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~72 km · Must-see
• Boulder Dam Reservoir · lake · Washoe · ~0 km
• Smoke Creek Valley Opening · viewpoint · Washoe · ~15 km
• Granite Mountain Dam · lake · Washoe · ~16 km
• Too Kapu Tawaka · viewpoint · Washoe · ~23 km
• Heward Reservoir · lake · Washoe · ~25 km
• Dewey Parker Dam Number Two · lake · Washoe · ~31 km
• Dewey Parker Dam Number One · lake · Washoe · ~32 km
• Dry Lake · lake · Lassen · ~36 km
• Round Corral Reservoir · lake · Lassen · ~37 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Boulder Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Boulder Dam

• Granite Mountain Reservoir · lake · Washoe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dodge Reservoir · lake · Lassen · ~54 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Humboldt · ~78 km · Must-see
• Honey Lake · lake · Lassen · ~104 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Lake · lake · Washoe · ~110 km · Must-see
• Eagle Lake · lake · Lassen · ~115 km · Must-see
• The Pyramid · lake · Washoe · ~117 km · Must-see
• Massacre Lake · lake · Washoe · ~117 km · Must-see
• New Year Lake · lake · Washoe · ~134 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Lake · lake · Plumas · ~135 km · Must-see

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