Saint John Dam

Saint John 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 Saint John 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 Saint John Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.22740, -112.28956. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Saint John Dam

• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bear River Massacre Site · fort · Franklin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Curlew National Grassland · sanctuary · Oneida · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~62 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cache Butte · viewpoint · Cache · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cutler Reservoir · lake · Cache · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~69 km · Must-see
• Crowther Dam · lake · Oneida · ~5 km
• Devil Creek Dam · lake · Oneida · ~13 km
• Kents Peak · viewpoint · Oneida · ~13 km
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~16 km
• Malad Summit · viewpoint · Oneida · ~18 km
• Elkhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Oneida · ~19 km
• Red Knoll · viewpoint · Oneida · ~20 km
• Oxford Peak · viewpoint · Franklin · ~21 km
• Daniels Dam · lake · Oneida · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Saint John Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Saint John Dam

• Cutler Reservoir · lake · Cache · ~69 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~77 km · Must-see
• Tony Grove Lake · lake · Cache · ~81 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~104 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~111 km · Must-see
• Spiral Jetty · lake · Box Elder · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~137 km · Must-see
• Causey Dam · lake · Weber · ~148 km · Must-see
• Great Salt Lake · lake · Box Elder · ~149 km · Must-see
• Crowther Dam · lake · Oneida · ~5 km

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