Gish Dam

Gish 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 Gish 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 Gish Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.04029, -96.12086. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gish Dam

• Church of the Nazarene of Sapulpa · church · Creek · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sand Springs Cultural & Historical Museum · church · Tulsa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Turkey Mountain Park · park · Tulsa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Tulsa · ~15 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Tulsa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Oklahoma Aquarium · sanctuary · Tulsa · ~19 km · Must-see
• The Gathering Place · park · Tulsa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Prayer Tower · attraction · Tulsa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Newblock Park · park · Tulsa · ~20 km · Must-see
• All Souls Unitarian Church · church · Tulsa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church · church · Tulsa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Philbrook Museum of Art · museum · Tulsa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Woodward Park · park · Tulsa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Holy Family Cathedral · church · Tulsa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Boston Avenue United Methodist Church · church · Tulsa · ~21 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Tulsa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Tulsa · ~22 km · Must-see
• Gilcrease Museum · museum · Osage · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gish Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gish Dam

• Swan Lake · lake · Tulsa · ~22 km · Must-see
• Heyburn Dam · lake · Creek · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Yahola · lake · Tulsa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Keystone Lake · lake · Osage · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Bixhoma Scenic Viewpoint · lake · Wagoner · ~41 km · Must-see
• Skiatook Lake · lake · Osage · ~42 km · Must-see
• Haskell Lake · lake · Muskogee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Birch Reservoir · lake · Osage · ~68 km · Must-see
• Stroud Sewage Lagoon · lake · Lincoln · ~71 km · Must-see
• Waxhoma Lake Dam · lake · Osage · ~71 km · Must-see

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