Samaria Number Two Upper Dam

Samaria Number Two Upper 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 Samaria Number Two Upper 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 Samaria Number Two Upper Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.20623, -112.36638. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Samaria Number Two Upper Dam

• Curlew National Grassland · sanctuary · Oneida · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bear River Massacre Site · fort · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cache Butte · viewpoint · Cache · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cutler Reservoir · lake · Cache · ~70 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Cone · viewpoint · Cassia · ~74 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~74 km · Must-see
• Crowther Dam · lake · Oneida · ~11 km
• Kents Peak · viewpoint · Oneida · ~17 km
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~19 km
• Devil Creek Dam · lake · Oneida · ~21 km
• Daniels Dam · lake · Oneida · ~21 km
• Elkhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Oneida · ~22 km
• Malad Summit · viewpoint · Oneida · ~24 km
• Red Knoll · viewpoint · Oneida · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Samaria Number Two Upper Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Samaria Number Two Upper Dam

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• Tony Grove Lake · lake · Cache · ~86 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~111 km · Must-see
• Spiral Jetty · lake · Box Elder · ~111 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~131 km · Must-see
• Great Salt Lake · lake · Box Elder · ~145 km · Must-see
• Causey Dam · lake · Weber · ~150 km · Must-see
• Crowther Dam · lake · Oneida · ~11 km

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