Sơn La Dam

Sơn La Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Sơn La Dam

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

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Sơn La Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 21.49614, 103.99649. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sơn La Dam

• Phu Luong · viewpoint · Lào Cai Province · ~41 km · Must-see
• Núi Khau Phạ · viewpoint · Lào Cai Province · ~48 km · Must-see
• Son la · viewpoint · Sơn La Province · ~64 km · Must-see
• Thành Đồng Solar · cave · Sơn La Province · ~23 km
• Son La Prison Special National Relic · museum · Sơn La Province · ~26 km
• Di tích Nhà tù Sơn La · museum · Sơn La Province · ~26 km
• XE ĐIỆN THÀNH ĐỒNG · cave · Sơn La Province · ~26 km
• Northwest Square and Ho Chi Minh Monument · attraction · Sơn La Province · ~27 km
• Ngoc Chien Valley and Traditional Pomu Stilt Houses · church · Sơn La Province · ~27 km
• Tà Xùa waterfall · waterfall · Lào Cai Province · ~47 km
• Bản Cu Vai · viewpoint · Lào Cai Province · ~49 km
• Đèo Chẹn · viewpoint · Sơn La Province · ~52 km
• Hang Đán Tọc · cave · Sơn La Province · ~54 km
• Co Noi Junction Historical Relic · attraction · Sơn La Province · ~55 km
• Thủy điện Bản Chát · lake · Lai Châu Province · ~55 km
• Đèo Chiềng Đông · viewpoint · Sơn La Province · ~56 km
• Pha Din Pass · viewpoint · Sơn La Province · ~62 km
• Tượng đài Nghĩa Lộ · fort · Lào Cai Province · ~69 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sơn La Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sơn La Dam

• Thủy điện Bản Chát · lake · Lai Châu Province · ~55 km
• Da River Lake and Pa Uon Bridge · lake · Lai Châu Province · ~70 km
• Hồ Pá Khoang · lake · Điện Biên Province · ~116 km
• Đập thủy điện Nậm Chiến 2 · lake · Sơn La Province · ~12 km
• Hồ Cá Sơn La · lake · Sơn La Province · ~23 km
• Đập thủy điện Nậm Chiến 1 · lake · Sơn La Province · ~23 km
• Đập thủy điện Huội Quảng · lake · Lai Châu Province · ~32 km
• Hồ Tiền Phong · lake · Sơn La Province · ~41 km
• Hồ Nà Bó · lake · Sơn La Province · ~43 km
• Đập thủy điện Khao Mang · lake · Lào Cai Province · ~51 km

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