Cain Dam

Cain 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 Cain 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 Cain Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.97969, -109.93014. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cain Dam

• Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park · park · Sweet Grass · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crazy Peak · viewpoint · Sweet Grass · ~34 km · Must-see
• Choke-To-Death Butte · viewpoint · Park · ~45 km · Must-see
• Loco Mountain · viewpoint · Meagher · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort Parker · fort · Park · ~59 km · Must-see
• Suicide Hill · viewpoint · Wheatland · ~65 km · Must-see
• Grace Lutheran Church · church · Golden Valley · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Rae · viewpoint · Park · ~73 km · Must-see
• Livingston Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~75 km · Must-see
• Papez Number 2 Dam · lake · Sweet Grass · ~1 km
• Papez Number 1 Dam · lake · Sweet Grass · ~5 km
• Lavold Dam · lake · Sweet Grass · ~5 km
• Smoky Dam · lake · Sweet Grass · ~11 km
• Upper Glaston Lake · lake · Sweet Grass · ~13 km
• Burns Dam · lake · Sweet Grass · ~15 km
• Cramer Dam · lake · Sweet Grass · ~16 km
• Beley Pond Dam · lake · Sweet Grass · ~17 km
• Stevens Number 1 Dam · lake · Sweet Grass · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cain Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cain Dam

• Lake Pinchot · lake · Sweet Grass · ~98 km · Must-see
• Fairy Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~100 km · Must-see
• Frazier Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~101 km · Must-see
• Cooney Dam · lake · Carbon · ~102 km · Must-see
• Cooney Reservoir State Park · lake · Carbon · ~102 km · Must-see
• Mystic Lake Dam · lake · Stillwater · ~106 km · Must-see
• Aufwuchs Lake · lake · Stillwater · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lower Arch Lake · lake · Carbon · ~115 km · Must-see
• Beauty Lake · lake · Park · ~122 km · Must-see
• Hyalite Reservoir · lake · Gallatin · ~122 km · Must-see

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