Wilson Dam

Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Wilson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.18747, -120.72428. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wilson Dam

• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~37 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~49 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~56 km · Must-see
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~63 km · Must-see
• Celilo Falls · waterfall · Klickitat · ~69 km · Must-see
• Maryhill State Park · park · Klickitat · ~69 km · Must-see
• Maryhill Museum of Art · museum · Klickitat · ~69 km · Must-see
• Seufert County Park · park · Wasco · ~71 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~71 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Klickitat · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Wasco · ~72 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~73 km · Must-see
• Borstel Pond · lake · Sherman · ~9 km
• Shaniko Historic District · fort · Wasco · ~26 km
• John Day River · river spot · Gilliam · ~26 km
• Brush Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Wilson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wilson Dam

• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~56 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~71 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~73 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~83 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake Buttes · lake · Wasco · ~92 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Wasco · ~96 km · Must-see
• Trillium Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~100 km · Must-see
• Little Crater Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonneville · lake · Hood River · ~104 km · Must-see
• Timothy Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~104 km · Must-see

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