Big Sandy Dam

Big Sandy 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 Big Sandy 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 Big Sandy Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.24827, -109.42907. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Sandy Dam

• South Pass · fort · Fremont · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Nystrom · viewpoint · Sublette · ~65 km · Must-see
• Atlantic Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~67 km · Must-see
• Temple Peak · temple · Sublette · ~68 km · Must-see
• Roaring Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~69 km · Must-see
• East Temple Peak · temple · Sublette · ~70 km · Must-see
• Schiestler Peak · viewpoint · Sublette · ~70 km · Must-see
• Wind River Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~71 km · Must-see
• Silas Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~72 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Sublette · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fontenelle Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~74 km · Must-see
• Big Sandy Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~74 km · Must-see
• Warrior Peaks · viewpoint · Fremont · ~75 km · Must-see
• Popo Agie Wilderness · sanctuary · Fremont · ~75 km · Must-see
• War Bonnet Peak · viewpoint · Sublette · ~75 km · Must-see
• Pylon Peak · viewpoint · Sublette · ~75 km · Must-see
• Big Sandy Dike Dam · lake · Sweetwater · ~2 km
• Big Sandy Reservoir · lake · Sublette · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Sandy Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Sandy Dam

• Fontenelle Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~74 km · Must-see
• Worthen Meadow Reservoir · lake · Fremont · ~81 km · Must-see
• Fremont Lake · lake · Sublette · ~106 km · Must-see
• Bull Lake Glacier · lake · Fremont · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice Picnic Area · lake · Lincoln · ~138 km · Must-see
• Flaming Gorge Reservoir · lake · Sweetwater · ~149 km · Must-see
• Big Sandy Dike Dam · lake · Sweetwater · ~2 km
• Big Sandy Reservoir · lake · Sublette · ~3 km
• Eden Irrigation and Land Company Number 1 Dam · lake · Sweetwater · ~5 km
• Eden Reservoir · lake · Sweetwater · ~7 km

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