Bend Power Dam

Bend Power 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 Bend Power 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 Bend Power Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.06189, -121.31396. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bend Power Dam

• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~1 km · Must-see
• Drake Park · park · Deschutes · ~1 km · Must-see
• Miller's Landing Community Garden · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~2 km · Must-see
• Bend Whitewater Park · park · Deschutes · ~2 km · Must-see
• McKay Park · park · Deschutes · ~2 km · Must-see
• Riverbend Park · park · Deschutes · ~3 km · Must-see
• Pilot Butte · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~3 km · Must-see
• Farewell Bend Park · park · Deschutes · ~4 km · Must-see
• Shevlin Conservation Easement · park · Deschutes · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tumalo State Park · park · Deschutes · ~10 km · Must-see
• The High Desert Museum · museum · Deschutes · ~14 km · Must-see
• Dillon Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~18 km · Must-see
• Petersen Rock Garden · museum · Deschutes · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lava Butte · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~20 km · Must-see
• Redmond-Bend Juniper State Park · cave · Deschutes · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tumalo Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~26 km · Must-see
• Oregon Observatory · attraction · Deschutes · ~28 km · Must-see
• Oregon Desert Trail · trek · Deschutes · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bend Power Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bend Power Dam

• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~1 km · Must-see
• Three Creek Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~32 km · Must-see
• Todd Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sparks Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~43 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hosmer Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~49 km · Must-see
• Little Lava Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lava Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~50 km · Must-see
• Elk Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~51 km · Must-see
• Doris Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~55 km · Must-see

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