Buether Dam

Buether 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 Buether 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 Buether Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.26593, -120.82050. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buether Dam

• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~27 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~48 km · Must-see
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~50 km · Must-see
• Seufert County Park · park · Wasco · ~56 km · Must-see
• Celilo Falls · waterfall · Klickitat · ~57 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~57 km · Must-see
• Maryhill Museum of Art · museum · Klickitat · ~57 km · Must-see
• Maryhill State Park · park · Klickitat · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Klickitat · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Wasco · ~58 km · Must-see
• Columbia Hills State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~61 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~70 km · Must-see
• Doug's Beach State Park · beach · Klickitat · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Hood National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Hood River · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buether Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buether Dam

• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~46 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~57 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~64 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake Buttes · lake · Wasco · ~83 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~86 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Wasco · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonneville · lake · Hood River · ~89 km · Must-see
• Trillium Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~90 km · Must-see
• Little Crater Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~93 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~95 km · Must-see

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Oregon

Frequently asked