Drum Afterbay

Drum Afterbay: 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 Drum Afterbay

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 Drum Afterbay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.25553, -120.77156. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Drum Afterbay

• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~21 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~26 km · Must-see
• Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum · museum · Nevada · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~28 km · Must-see
• Empire Mine State Historic Park · park · Nevada · ~31 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~32 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~34 km · Must-see
• French Meadows Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~40 km · Must-see
• Auburn State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Placer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Downieville United Methodist · church · Sierra · ~43 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Dam · lake · Yuba · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Covered Bridge · attraction · Nevada · ~46 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~48 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Drum Afterbay

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Drum Afterbay

• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~24 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~32 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~34 km · Must-see
• French Meadows Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~40 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Dam · lake · Yuba · ~44 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hell Hole Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~48 km · Must-see
• Harry L. Englebright Lake · lake · Yuba · ~53 km · Must-see

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