Helms Dam

Helms 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 Helms 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 Helms Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.69408, -122.95785. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Helms Dam

• Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Marion · ~17 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Forest · park · Marion · ~20 km · Must-see
• E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Benton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Peavy Peak · viewpoint · Benton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site · sanctuary · Polk · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wirth Lake · lake · Marion · ~30 km · Must-see
• Walling Pond · lake · Marion · ~32 km · Must-see
• Willamette Valley · viewpoint · Marion · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bush's Pasture Park · park · Marion · ~34 km · Must-see
• Martha Springer Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Marion · ~34 km · Must-see
• Minto-Brown Island Park · sanctuary · Marion · ~34 km · Must-see
• Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site · sanctuary · Linn · ~35 km · Must-see
• Oregon State Capitol · fort · Marion · ~35 km · Must-see
• Oregon Pioneer · attraction · Marion · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hallie Ford Art Museum · museum · Marion · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fallen Trooper Memorial · fort · Marion · ~35 km · Must-see
• Eco-Earth Globe · attraction · Marion · ~35 km · Must-see
• Waldo Park · park · Marion · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Helms Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Helms Dam

• Wirth Lake · lake · Marion · ~30 km · Must-see
• Walling Pond · lake · Marion · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Allison · lake · Marion · ~43 km · Must-see
• Silver Creek Dam · lake · Marion · ~45 km · Must-see
• Foster Dam · lake · Linn · ~48 km · Must-see
• Foster Lake · lake · Linn · ~50 km · Must-see
• Green Peter Dam · lake · Linn · ~53 km · Must-see
• Green Peter Lake · lake · Linn · ~56 km · Must-see
• Big Cliff Dam · lake · Marion · ~67 km · Must-see
• Detroit Dam · lake · Linn · ~70 km · Must-see

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