Palmer Dam

Palmer 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 Palmer 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 Palmer Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.14990, -119.75785. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Palmer Dam

• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~38 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~49 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~66 km · Must-see
• Brennan Dam · lake · Crook · ~11 km
• Halfway Waterhole · lake · Crook · ~15 km
• Elk Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~17 km
• Hobnail Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~20 km
• Wildhorse Falls Reservoir · waterfall · Grant · ~24 km
• Grindstone Dam · lake · Crook · ~25 km
• Ryegrass Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~26 km
• Roba Ranch · fort · Crook · ~27 km
• Old Lakebed Waterhole · lake · Crook · ~27 km
• Poley Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~27 km
• Twelve Mile Dam · lake · Crook · ~29 km
• Williams Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~29 km
• Long Hollow Dam · lake · Crook · ~35 km
• Lillard Dam · lake · Crook · ~37 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Palmer Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Palmer Dam

• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~38 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~66 km · Must-see
• Chickahominy Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~84 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~96 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~99 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~101 km · Must-see
• Fossil Lake · lake · Lake · ~136 km · Must-see
• Harney Lake · lake · Harney · ~143 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~147 km · Must-see
• Brennan Dam · lake · Crook · ~11 km

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