Imperial Dam

Imperial 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 Imperial 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 Imperial Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.88315, -114.46497. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Imperial Dam

• Senator Wash Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mittry Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Yuma · ~4 km · Must-see
• Imperial Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~7 km · Must-see
• Laguna Diversion Dam · lake · Yuma · ~9 km · Must-see
• Little Picacho Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~13 km · Must-see
• Martinez Lake · lake · Yuma · ~15 km · Must-see
• McPhaul Suspension Bridge · attraction · Yuma · ~18 km · Must-see
• Picacho State Recreation Area · park · Imperial · ~26 km · Must-see
• Penitentiary Avenue · attraction · Yuma · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge · sanctuary · Yuma · ~28 km · Must-see
• Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park · sanctuary · Yuma · ~28 km · Must-see
• Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park · park · Yuma · ~28 km · Must-see
• West Wetlands Park · park · Yuma · ~29 km · Must-see
• Imperial National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · La Paz · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tethered Aerostat Radar System · attraction · Yuma · ~32 km · Must-see
• Muggins Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Yuma · ~32 km · Must-see
• Picacho Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~36 km · Must-see
• Morelos Dam · lake · Yuma · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Imperial Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Imperial Dam

• Senator Wash Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mittry Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Yuma · ~4 km · Must-see
• Imperial Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~7 km · Must-see
• Laguna Diversion Dam · lake · Yuma · ~9 km · Must-see
• Martinez Lake · lake · Yuma · ~15 km · Must-see
• Morelos Dam · lake · Yuma · ~40 km · Must-see
• Palo Verde Dam · lake · Riverside · ~118 km · Must-see
• Xanyō Xamshré · lake · Imperial · ~3 km
• Xanyō Xamshré Dike Dam · lake · Imperial · ~3 km
• Senator Wash Reservoir · lake · Imperial · ~4 km

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