Mays Dam

Mays 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 Mays 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 Mays Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.74961, -120.50696. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mays Dam

• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~44 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~47 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~58 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~61 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~66 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~66 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~71 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs State Recreation Site · park · Jefferson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Museum at Warm Springs · museum · Jefferson · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mays Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mays Dam

• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~66 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~89 km · Must-see
• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~103 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~104 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~125 km · Must-see
• Breitenbush Lake · lake · Marion · ~126 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Marion · ~130 km · Must-see
• Suttle Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~130 km · Must-see

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