Brewer Dam

Brewer Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Brewer Dam

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Brewer Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.59765, -120.92629. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brewer Dam

• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs State Recreation Site · park · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~39 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~39 km · Must-see
• Museum at Warm Springs · museum · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~42 km · Must-see
• Billy Chinook Falls · waterfall · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~46 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cline Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brewer Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brewer Dam

• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~46 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~68 km · Must-see
• Suttle Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~84 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~84 km · Must-see
• Breitenbush Lake · lake · Marion · ~88 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake Crater · lake · Jefferson · ~88 km · Must-see
• Wasco Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~89 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Marion · ~94 km · Must-see

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