Whitetail Dam

Whitetail 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 Whitetail 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 Whitetail Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.07268, -112.26189. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Whitetail Dam

• Elk Park Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~20 km · Must-see
• KOPR-FM (Butte) · attraction · Jefferson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Our Lady Of The Rockies · attraction · Silver Bow · ~20 km · Must-see
• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~25 km · Must-see
• Homestake Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~26 km · Must-see
• Burton K. Wheeler House · sanctuary · Silver Bow · ~27 km · Must-see
• St. John's Episcopal Church · church · Silver Bow · ~28 km · Must-see
• World Museum of Mining · museum · Lemhi · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pipestone Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~35 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Humbug · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~51 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smelter Stack · attraction · Deer Lodge · ~63 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park · park · Deer Lodge · ~65 km · Must-see
• Helena National Forest · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~67 km · Must-see
• Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site · park · Powell · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Fremont · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Helena City Park · park · Lewis and Clark · ~74 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Montana · church · Lewis and Clark · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Whitetail Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Whitetail Dam

• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~25 km · Must-see
• Spring Meadow Lake State Park · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~77 km · Must-see
• Helena Valley Reservoir · lake · Lemhi · ~87 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~95 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Lake · lake · ~95 km · Must-see
• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~100 km · Must-see
• Hauser Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~103 km · Must-see
• Madison Dam · lake · Madison · ~103 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~122 km · Must-see
• Frazier Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~126 km · Must-see

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