Brown Dam

Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.29090, -116.96987. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brown Dam

• Leslie Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern · viewpoint · Malheur · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mahogany Mountain · viewpoint · Malheur · ~30 km · Must-see
• Map Rock · fort · Canyon · ~32 km · Must-see
• Celebration Park · fort · Canyon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Jordan Craters Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Malheur · ~52 km · Must-see
• Kuna Caves · cave · Ada · ~55 km · Must-see
• Antelope Dam · lake · Malheur · ~60 km · Must-see
• Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Canyon · ~70 km · Must-see
• McNulty Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fort Boise · fort · Malheur · ~74 km · Must-see
• Flattop Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~8 km
• Piute Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~9 km
• Puhitempi Kuaikatete · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~9 km
• Dryden Peak · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~10 km
• Tims Peak · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~12 km
• Pole Creek Top · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~12 km
• Succor Creek Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~14 km
• Salmon Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Brown Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brown Dam

• Antelope Dam · lake · Malheur · ~60 km · Must-see
• McNulty Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~98 km · Must-see
• Bully Creek Dam · lake · Malheur · ~109 km · Must-see
• C. J. Strike Dam · lake · Elmore · ~112 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~135 km · Must-see
• Agency Valley Dam · lake · Malheur · ~147 km · Must-see
• Succor Creek Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~14 km
• Texas Basin Dam · lake · Owyhee · ~15 km
• Jensen Lake · lake · Canyon · ~42 km

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