North Fork Dam

North Fork Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 North Fork Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach North Fork Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.24352, -122.28049. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near North Fork Dam

• North Fork Reservoir · lake · Clackamas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Eagle Creek Upper Falls · waterfall · Clackamas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tumala Mountain · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~24 km · Must-see
• West Coast Airlines Flight 956 · attraction · Clackamas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Recreation Site · sanctuary · Clackamas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Parents of Murdered Children Memorial · fort · Clackamas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Mitchell · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, McLoughlin House Site · fort · Clackamas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Charles Ames Memorial City Park · park · Clackamas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Jon Storm Park · park · Clackamas · ~36 km · Must-see
• McLoughlin Promenade · park · Clackamas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Oregon Military Museum · museum · Clackamas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Max Patterson Memorial Park · park · Clackamas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clackamette Park · park · Clackamas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Willamette Falls · waterfall · Clackamas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Talbert · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Thom Park · park · Clark · ~37 km · Must-see
• Macksburg Lutheran Church · church · Clackamas · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of North Fork Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near North Fork Dam

• North Fork Reservoir · lake · Clackamas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lake Harriet · lake · Clackamas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake Regional Park · lake · Multnomah · ~46 km · Must-see
• Oswego Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Burnt Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Round Lake · lake · Clark · ~51 km · Must-see
• Timothy Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fallen Leaf Lake · lake · Clark · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~53 km · Must-see

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