Ketchum Dam

Ketchum 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 Ketchum 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 Ketchum Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.53178, -121.43865. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ketchum Dam

• Hood River Valley · viewpoint · Skamania · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonneville · lake · Hood River · ~21 km · Must-see
• Koberg Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Hood River · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Klickitat · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Wasco · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Hood National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Hood River · ~25 km · Must-see
• Georgiana Smith Park · park · Hood River · ~26 km · Must-see
• Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area · sanctuary · Hood River · ~26 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hood River Waterfront Park · park · Skamania · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~28 km · Must-see
• Starvation Creek Falls · waterfall · Skamania · ~29 km · Must-see
• Doug's Beach State Park · beach · Klickitat · ~29 km · Must-see
• Langille Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~31 km · Must-see
• Eliot Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~31 km · Must-see
• Coe Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Defiance · viewpoint · Skamania · ~32 km · Must-see
• Seufert County Park · park · Wasco · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ketchum Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ketchum Dam

• Lake Bonneville · lake · Hood River · ~21 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~32 km · Must-see
• Wahtum Lake · lake · Skamania · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · Skamania · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~43 km · Must-see
• Burnt Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonneville · lake · Skamania · ~44 km · Must-see
• Trillium Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~48 km · Must-see

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