Knudson Dam

Knudson 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 Knudson 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 Knudson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.09708, -120.76814. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Knudson Dam

• Teanaway Community Forest · sanctuary · Kittitas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Blewett Pass · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Umtanum Ridge · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mission Peak · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cle Elum Lake · lake · Kittitas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Earl Peak · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Three Brothers · viewpoint · Chelan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Navaho Peak · viewpoint · Chelan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Easton State Park · lake · Kittitas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bills Peak · viewpoint · Chelan · ~47 km · Must-see
• Teanaway Peak · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Squilchuck State Park · sanctuary · Chelan · ~48 km · Must-see
• Esmeralda Peak · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Whiskey Dick Mountain · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Little Annapurna · viewpoint · Chelan · ~52 km · Must-see
• McClellan Peak · viewpoint · Chelan · ~52 km · Must-see
• French Cabin Basin · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Snow Creek Glacier · viewpoint · Chelan · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Knudson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Knudson Dam

• Cle Elum Lake · lake · Kittitas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Easton State Park · lake · Kittitas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Snow Lakes · lake · Chelan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kachess Lake · lake · Kittitas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Ingalls · lake · Chelan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Nada Lake · lake · Chelan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Colchuck Lake · lake · Chelan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Shield Lake · lake · Chelan · ~56 km · Must-see
• Coney Lake · lake · Chelan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Eightmile Lake · lake · Chelan · ~60 km · Must-see

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