Lyle Dam

Lyle 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 Lyle 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 Lyle Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.72752, -120.97216. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lyle Dam

• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs State Recreation Site · park · Jefferson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Museum at Warm Springs · museum · Jefferson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~36 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~40 km · Must-see
• Billy Chinook Falls · waterfall · Jefferson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~53 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~60 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~60 km · Must-see
• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lyle Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lyle Dam

• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~65 km · Must-see
• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~78 km · Must-see
• Breitenbush Lake · lake · Marion · ~80 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Marion · ~84 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~87 km · Must-see
• Suttle Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~87 km · Must-see
• Wasco Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~88 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake Crater · lake · Jefferson · ~91 km · Must-see

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