Brazeau Dam

Brazeau Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Brazeau Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Brazeau Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.97011, -115.58169. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brazeau Dam

• Buck Lake Natural Area · lake · County of Wetaskiwin · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sinkhole Lake · lake · Brazeau · ~56 km
• Eagle Point Provincial Park · sanctuary · Brazeau · ~73 km
• Brazeau Rubber Dam · lake · Brazeau · ~1 km
• Brazeau Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Brazeau · ~8 km
• Jackknife Springs · attraction · Brazeau · ~22 km
• Jackknife Springs Day Use Public Land Recreation Area · sanctuary · Brazeau · ~22 km
• Zeta Lake · lake · Yellowhead · ~30 km
• Wolf Lake Tower · lake · Yellowhead · ~33 km
• O'Chiese Natural Area · sanctuary · Clearwater · ~33 km
• Moose Basin · lake · Clearwater · ~40 km
• Elk River Provincial Recreation Area · sanctuary · Yellowhead · ~44 km
• Aurora Fire Lookout · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~45 km
• Aurora Natural Area · sanctuary · Clearwater · ~46 km
• Wolf Lake (sjö i Kanada, Alberta, lat 53,21, long · lake · Yellowhead · ~52 km
• Washout Creek Natural Area · sanctuary · County of Wetaskiwin · ~53 km
• Wolf Lake West Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Yellowhead · ~53 km
• McGregor Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~54 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Brazeau Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brazeau Dam

• Buck Lake Natural Area · lake · County of Wetaskiwin · ~69 km · Must-see
• Crimson Lake Provincial Park · lake · Clearwater · ~85 km · Must-see
• Chip Lake Conservation Site · lake · Yellowhead · ~97 km · Must-see
• Twin Lake (Alberta) · lake · County of Wetaskiwin · ~102 km · Must-see
• Wabamun Lake · lake · Parkland · ~114 km · Must-see
• Isle Lake Natural Area · lake · Parkland · ~115 km · Must-see
• Battle Lake Natural Area · lake · County of Wetaskiwin · ~116 km · Must-see
• Wabamun Lake Provincial Park · lake · Parkland · ~126 km · Must-see
• Abraham Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~127 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Lake · lake · County of Wetaskiwin · ~127 km · Must-see

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