Walker Dam

Walker 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 Walker 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 Walker Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.08012, -123.25281. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walker Dam

• Amity City Park · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · Polk · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gopher Valley · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~16 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Access State Park · viewpoint · Polk · ~18 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum · museum · Yamhill · ~20 km · Must-see
• Holman State Wayside · park · Polk · ~25 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Square Park · park · Yamhill · ~26 km · Must-see
• West Salem Park · church · Polk · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Allison · lake · Marion · ~27 km · Must-see
• Minto-Brown Island Park · sanctuary · Marion · ~28 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Marion · ~28 km · Must-see
• Eco-Earth Globe · attraction · Marion · ~28 km · Must-see
• Waldo Park · park · Marion · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hallie Ford Art Museum · museum · Marion · ~29 km · Must-see
• Willamette Valley · viewpoint · Marion · ~29 km · Must-see
• Oregon Pioneer · attraction · Marion · ~29 km · Must-see
• Oregon State Capitol · fort · Marion · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fallen Trooper Memorial · fort · Marion · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Walker Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Walker Dam

• Lake Allison · lake · Marion · ~27 km · Must-see
• Walling Pond · lake · Marion · ~32 km · Must-see
• Wirth Lake · lake · Marion · ~35 km · Must-see
• McGuire Dam · lake · Yamhill · ~35 km · Must-see
• Silver Creek Dam · lake · Marion · ~52 km · Must-see
• Henry Hagg Lake · lake · Washington · ~56 km · Must-see
• Oswego Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~71 km · Must-see
• Devil's Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~74 km · Must-see
• Tillamook Cheese Factory · lake · Tillamook · ~80 km · Must-see
• Guild's Lake · lake · Clark · ~83 km · Must-see

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