Check Dam

Check 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 Check 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 Check Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.71814, -112.34118. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Check Dam

• Bassano Dam · lake · Vulcan · ~17 km · Must-see
• Majorville Medicine Wheel · fort · Vulcan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Badger Lake · lake · Vulcan · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Newell · lake · County of Newell · ~53 km · Must-see
• McGregor Lake · lake · Vulcan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Crawling Valley Reservoir · lake · County of Newell · ~26 km
• Crowfoot Ferry · sanctuary · Wheatland · ~29 km
• Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park · museum · Wheatland · ~45 km
• Ueland Reservoir · lake · Vulcan · ~47 km
• Onetree Reservoir · lake · City of Brooks · ~47 km
• Brooks Aqueduct · attraction · County of Newell · ~51 km
• Brooks Aqueduct · fort · County of Newell · ~52 km
• Tillebrook Provincial Park · sanctuary · County of Newell · ~53 km
• Kinbrook Island Provincial Park · sanctuary · County of Newell · ~54 km
• Forster Reservoir · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~61 km
• Timko Lake (Bantry Reservoir) · lake · County of Newell · ~64 km
• Johnson Reservoir · lake · County of Newell · ~72 km
• John Ware Cabin · fort · County of Newell · ~73 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Check Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Check Dam

• Bassano Dam · lake · Vulcan · ~17 km · Must-see
• Badger Lake · lake · Vulcan · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Newell · lake · County of Newell · ~53 km · Must-see
• McGregor Lake · lake · Vulcan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Travers Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Vulcan · ~77 km · Must-see
• Little Bow Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Vulcan · ~78 km · Must-see
• Little Fish Lake Provincial Park · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~92 km · Must-see
• Frank Lake Conservation Area · lake · Foothills · ~123 km · Must-see
• Blood Indian Creek Reservoir · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~124 km · Must-see
• Park Lake Provincial Park · lake · Lethbridge · ~137 km · Must-see

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