Old Eileen Dam

Old Eileen 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 Old Eileen 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 Old Eileen Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.77529, -116.15549. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Eileen Dam

• Moyie Dam · lake · Boundary · ~6 km · Must-see
• KBFI-AM (Bonners Ferry) · attraction · Boundary · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pacific Northwest Trail · trek · Boundary · ~37 km · Must-see
• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~44 km · Must-see
• Boundary-Smith Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Boundary · ~45 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Bonner · ~46 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~46 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~49 km · Must-see
• Temple Mountain · temple · Boundary · ~52 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~54 km · Must-see
• CT-114 Tutor Jet Static Display · fort · Regional District of Central Kootenay · ~55 km · Must-see
• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lost Soul Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~72 km · Must-see
• Solomon Mountain · viewpoint · Boundary · ~5 km
• Goat Mountain · viewpoint · Boundary · ~9 km
• Reno Mountain · viewpoint · Boundary · ~9 km
• Line Point · viewpoint · Montana · ~10 km
• Nixon Number Two Dam · lake · Boundary · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Eileen Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Old Eileen Dam

• Moyie Dam · lake · Boundary · ~6 km · Must-see
• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~44 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Bonner · ~46 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~46 km · Must-see
• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Koocanusa · lake · Lincoln · ~83 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Lake · lake · Bonner · ~86 km · Must-see
• Moyie Lake Provincial Park · lake · Regional District of East Kootenay · ~88 km · Must-see
• Tooley Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~91 km · Must-see
• Tooley Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~91 km · Must-see

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