Pitt Dam

Pitt 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 Pitt 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 Pitt Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.23476, -118.42123. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pitt Dam

• Leonard Rockshelter · fort · Churchill · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Humboldt · lake · Churchill · ~43 km · Must-see
• Star Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~48 km · Must-see
• Copper Kettle Canyon · viewpoint · Pershing · ~48 km · Must-see
• Buena Vista Valley · viewpoint · Pershing · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rye Patch Reservoir · lake · Pershing · ~51 km · Must-see
• Topog Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~54 km · Must-see
• Shady Run Canyon · viewpoint · Churchill · ~65 km · Must-see
• Thunder Mountain Monument · fort · Pershing · ~67 km · Must-see
• Marzen House Museum · museum · Pershing · ~11 km
• Rosal Mine · fort · Pershing · ~11 km
• Johnson Heizer Mine · fort · Pershing · ~12 km
• Rochester Canyon Mine · fort · Pershing · ~22 km
• Looney Mine · fort · Pershing · ~23 km
• Oro Fino Mine · fort · Pershing · ~24 km
• Lincoln Hill Mine · fort · Pershing · ~24 km
• Buck and Charley Mine · fort · Pershing · ~24 km
• Sacramento Canyon Mine · fort · Pershing · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pitt Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pitt Dam

• Lake Humboldt · lake · Churchill · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rye Patch Reservoir · lake · Pershing · ~51 km · Must-see
• Big Water · lake · Churchill · ~80 km · Must-see
• The Pyramid · lake · Washoe · ~120 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Lake · lake · Washoe · ~125 km · Must-see
• Lahontan Dam · lake · Churchill · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lahontan Reservoir · lake · Lyon · ~138 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain Reservoir · lake · Washoe · ~144 km · Must-see
• Pitt-Taylor Cove · lake · Pershing · ~53 km
• Dog Head Pond · lake · Churchill · ~89 km

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