Upper Plaskett Dam

Upper Plaskett 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 Upper Plaskett 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 Upper Plaskett Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.72637, -122.84309. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Plaskett Dam

• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mendocino National Forest · sanctuary · Glenn · ~17 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~21 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~27 km · Must-see
• Stony Gorge Dam · lake · Glenn · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~43 km · Must-see
• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~44 km · Must-see
• Square Lake · lake · Tehama · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Pillsbury · lake · Lake · ~45 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~49 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~49 km · Must-see
• Timber Lake (Lake County, California) · lake · Colusa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Black Butte Lake · lake · Glenn · ~51 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~54 km · Must-see
• Van Arsdale Reservoir · lake · Mendocino · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~57 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Plaskett Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Plaskett Dam

• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~27 km · Must-see
• Stony Gorge Dam · lake · Glenn · ~39 km · Must-see
• Square Lake · lake · Tehama · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Pillsbury · lake · Lake · ~45 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~49 km · Must-see
• Timber Lake (Lake County, California) · lake · Colusa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Black Butte Lake · lake · Glenn · ~51 km · Must-see
• Van Arsdale Reservoir · lake · Mendocino · ~55 km · Must-see
• East Park Dam · lake · Colusa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Upper Lake County Park · lake · Lake · ~79 km · Must-see

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