Murphys Afterbay Dam

Murphys Afterbay 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 Murphys Afterbay 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 Murphys Afterbay Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.15068, -120.44463. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murphys Afterbay Dam

• Mercer Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~4 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Bell Monument · fort · Calaveras · ~10 km · Must-see
• California Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~10 km · Must-see
• Moaning Cave · cave · Calaveras · ~12 km · Must-see
• Angels Camp Museum · museum · Calaveras · ~15 km · Must-see
• New Melones Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~17 km · Must-see
• Columbia State Historic Park · park · Tuolumne · ~18 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sonora United Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~24 km · Must-see
• Calaveras Big Trees State Park · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~25 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Twain Harte Evangelical Free Church · church · Tuolumne · ~29 km · Must-see
• New Melones Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~33 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~35 km · Must-see
• Salt Spring Valley Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tulloch Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~38 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Murphys Afterbay Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Murphys Afterbay Dam

• New Melones Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~17 km · Must-see
• New Melones Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~29 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~35 km · Must-see
• Salt Spring Valley Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tulloch Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~38 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tulloch 62-006 Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~42 km · Must-see
• Volcano · lake · Amador · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pardee Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pinecrest Lake · lake · Douglas · ~51 km · Must-see

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