Thomas-Cavender Dam

Thomas-Cavender 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 Thomas-Cavender 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 Thomas-Cavender Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.82433, -119.43120. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thomas-Cavender Dam

• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bridge Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~57 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ukiah-Dale Forest State Scenic Corridor · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~62 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~63 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kam Wah Chung Company Building · museum · Grant · ~73 km · Must-see
• Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site · park · Grant · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bull Prairie Dam · lake · Grant · ~31 km
• Beech Creek Stage Station · fort · Grant · ~46 km
• Picture Gorge · viewpoint · Grant · ~46 km
• Gibson Cave · cave · Morrow · ~49 km
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~50 km
• Glutton Falls Canyon · waterfall · Morrow · ~52 km
• Grouse Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~60 km
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~60 km
• Gordon Butte · viewpoint · Grant · ~61 km
• Aldrich Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~62 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Thomas-Cavender Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thomas-Cavender Dam

• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~64 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~116 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~120 km · Must-see
• McKay Reservoir · lake · Benton · ~125 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~131 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~133 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~143 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~143 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~148 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~148 km · Must-see

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