Mercer Dam

Mercer 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 Mercer 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 Mercer Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.90349, -123.47099. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mercer Dam

• Laurel Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · Polk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Jensen Arctic Museum · museum · Polk · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Yamhill · fort · Polk · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site · sanctuary · Polk · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Hoskins Historic Park · fort · Benton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Gopher Valley · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~35 km · Must-see
• Beazell Memorial Forest · sanctuary · Benton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Holman State Wayside · park · Polk · ~36 km · Must-see
• Willamette Valley · viewpoint · Marion · ~37 km · Must-see
• Drift Creek Falls Trail · waterfall · Lincoln · ~38 km · Must-see
• E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Benton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Amity City Park · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~39 km · Must-see
• Peavy Peak · viewpoint · Benton · ~40 km · Must-see
• West Salem Park · church · Polk · ~40 km · Must-see
• Minto-Brown Island Park · sanctuary · Marion · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Marion · ~42 km · Must-see
• Eco-Earth Globe · attraction · Marion · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mercer Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mercer Dam

• Walling Pond · lake · Marion · ~44 km · Must-see
• Wirth Lake · lake · Marion · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Allison · lake · Marion · ~48 km · Must-see
• Devil's Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~53 km · Must-see
• McGuire Dam · lake · Yamhill · ~57 km · Must-see
• Silver Creek Dam · lake · Marion · ~72 km · Must-see
• Henry Hagg Lake · lake · Washington · ~84 km · Must-see
• Tillamook Cheese Factory · lake · Tillamook · ~88 km · Must-see
• Oswego Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~104 km · Must-see
• Foster Dam · lake · Linn · ~104 km · Must-see

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