Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Hoover Dam

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

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Hoover Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.01596, -114.73783. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hoover Dam

• Visitor Center Viewpoint · viewpoint · Clark · ~0 km · Must-see
• Winged Figures of the Republic · attraction · Clark · ~0 km · Must-see
• Fortification Hill · viewpoint · Mohave · ~7 km · Must-see
• Arizona Hot Springs · attraction · Mohave · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilson · viewpoint · Mohave · ~14 km · Must-see
• Railroad Pass · viewpoint · Clark · ~21 km · Must-see
• Boulder Canyon · viewpoint · Mohave · ~21 km · Must-see
• Willow Beach Scenic Overlook · beach · Mohave · ~23 km · Must-see
• Clark County Museum · museum · Clark · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Las Vegas · lake · Clark · ~25 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Colorado · viewpoint · Mohave · ~29 km · Must-see
• Boulder Wash Cove · beach · Clark · ~30 km · Must-see
• Clark County Wetlands Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pinto Valley · viewpoint · Mohave · ~31 km · Must-see
• Gale Hills · viewpoint · Clark · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cowabunga Bay Las Vegas · park · Clark · ~33 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~36 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hoover Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hoover Dam

• Lake Las Vegas · lake · Clark · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Mead National Recreation Area · lake · Mohave · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Mohave · lake · Mohave · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Basin · lake · Mohave · ~81 km · Must-see
• Ivanpah Lake · lake · Clark · ~98 km · Must-see
• Davis Dam · lake · Clark · ~115 km · Must-see
• Hoover Dam Lookout · lake · Mohave · ~1 km
• Ringbolt Rapids · lake · Mohave · ~8 km
• Roaring Rapids · lake · Clark · ~24 km
• Lake Mead · lake · Clark · ~41 km

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