Fisher Dam

Fisher 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 Fisher 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 Fisher Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.41202, -120.90274. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fisher Dam

• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~6 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~16 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~16 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~18 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~24 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~25 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cline Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~40 km · Must-see
• Redmond-Bend Juniper State Park · cave · Deschutes · ~41 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Petersen Rock Garden · museum · Deschutes · ~46 km · Must-see
• Billy Chinook Falls · waterfall · Jefferson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fisher Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fisher Dam

• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~24 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~64 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~77 km · Must-see
• Suttle Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~83 km · Must-see
• Three Creek Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~84 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake Crater · lake · Jefferson · ~86 km · Must-see
• Wasco Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~91 km · Must-see

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