Rhead Ranch Dam

Rhead Ranch 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 Rhead Ranch 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 Rhead Ranch Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.35546, -115.39861. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rhead Ranch Dam

• Trinity Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~34 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Upper Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lower Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Camas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Boardman Lake · lake · Camas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Boardman Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 1 · lake · Camas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 2 · lake · Camas · ~49 km · Must-see
• West Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lower Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Smoky Dome · viewpoint · Camas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mormon Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Two Point Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~68 km · Must-see
• Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area · sanctuary · Ada · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~70 km · Must-see
• Skillern Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rhead Ranch Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rhead Ranch Dam

• Upper Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lower Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Camas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Boardman Lake · lake · Camas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 1 · lake · Camas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 2 · lake · Camas · ~49 km · Must-see
• West Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lower Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mormon Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~70 km · Must-see

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