Orvis Dam

Orvis 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 Orvis 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 Orvis Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.94818, -120.78376. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Orvis Dam

• Salt Spring Valley Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tulloch 62-006 Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Knights Ferry Covered Bridge · church · Stanislaus · ~22 km · Must-see
• Tulloch Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~23 km · Must-see
• Oakdale Recreation Area · church · Stanislaus · ~26 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~28 km · Must-see
• New Melones Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~28 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~29 km · Must-see
• Escalon United Methodist Church · church · San Joaquin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Angels Camp Museum · museum · Calaveras · ~32 km · Must-see
• New Melones Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~36 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~39 km · Must-see
• Moaning Cave · cave · Calaveras · ~39 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Bell Monument · fort · Calaveras · ~39 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~40 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~40 km · Must-see
• Columbia State Historic Park · park · Tuolumne · ~43 km · Must-see
• Camanche Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Orvis Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Orvis Dam

• Salt Spring Valley Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tulloch 62-006 Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Tulloch Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~23 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~28 km · Must-see
• New Melones Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~28 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~29 km · Must-see
• New Melones Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~36 km · Must-see
• Camanche Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pardee Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~44 km · Must-see
• Camanche Dam · lake · San Joaquin · ~46 km · Must-see

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