Arrowrock Dam

Arrowrock 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 Arrowrock 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 Arrowrock Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.59563, -115.92274. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Arrowrock Dam

• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park · park · Ada · ~26 km · Must-see
• Christ Chapel · church · Ada · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist · church · Ada · ~28 km · Must-see
• Julia Davis Park · sanctuary · Ada · ~28 km · Must-see
• C. W. Moore Park · park · Ada · ~28 km · Must-see
• Boise Cascade Lake · waterfall · Ada · ~28 km · Must-see
• Camel's Back Park · park · Ada · ~29 km · Must-see
• Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial · fort · Ada · ~29 km · Must-see
• Boise Hare Krishna Temple and Vedic Cultural Center · temple · Ada · ~29 km · Must-see
• Veterans Memorial Park · park · Ada · ~32 km · Must-see
• Idaho Aquarium · sanctuary · Ada · ~35 km · Must-see
• Boise Idaho Temple · church · Ada · ~35 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~47 km · Must-see
• Trinity Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mores Creek Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kuna Caves · cave · Ada · ~59 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Arrowrock Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Arrowrock Dam

• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~16 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Camas · ~89 km · Must-see
• Upper Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~89 km · Must-see
• C. J. Strike Dam · lake · Elmore · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lower Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~91 km · Must-see
• Boardman Lake · lake · Camas · ~92 km · Must-see
• West Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~98 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 2 · lake · Camas · ~98 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 1 · lake · Camas · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lower Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~99 km · Must-see

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