Bair Dam

Bair 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 Bair 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 Bair Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.57895, -110.55809. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bair Dam

• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark National Forest · sanctuary · Cascade · ~42 km · Must-see
• Suicide Hill · viewpoint · Wheatland · ~50 km · Must-see
• Loco Mountain · viewpoint · Meagher · ~54 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Christensen Number 2 Dam · lake · Meagher · ~4 km
• Christensen Number 1 Dam · lake · Meagher · ~5 km
• Holliday Dam · lake · Meagher · ~5 km
• Bonanza Dam · lake · Meagher · ~17 km
• Lake Sutherlin · lake · Meagher · ~18 km
• North Fork of Smith River Dam · lake · Meagher · ~19 km
• Hundred Dollar Bill Dam · lake · Meagher · ~21 km
• Fifty Dollar Bill Dam · lake · Meagher · ~21 km
• Voldseth West Dam · lake · Meagher · ~27 km
• Voldseth East Dam · lake · Meagher · ~27 km
• Grande Dam · lake · Meagher · ~28 km
• Martinsdale Reservoir · lake · Meagher · ~32 km
• North Martinsdale Dam · lake · Wheatland · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bair Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bair Dam

• Frazier Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~99 km · Must-see
• Fairy Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~101 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Lake · lake · ~112 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~112 km · Must-see
• Helena Valley Reservoir · lake · Lemhi · ~126 km · Must-see
• Hauser Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~129 km · Must-see
• Spring Meadow Lake State Park · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~145 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Dam · lake · Cascade · ~146 km · Must-see
• Black Eagle Dam · lake · Cascade · ~147 km · Must-see
• Ryan Dam · lake · Cascade · ~148 km · Must-see

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