Davis Dam

Davis 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 Davis 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 Davis Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.19814, -114.57214. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Davis Dam

• Pyramid Canyon · viewpoint · Mohave · ~1 km · Must-see
• Grapevine Canyon · viewpoint · Mohave · ~5 km · Must-see
• Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Clark · ~14 km · Must-see
• Spirit Mountain · viewpoint · Mohave · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Manchester · viewpoint · San Bernardino · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sitgreaves Pass · viewpoint · Mohave · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Valley · viewpoint · Mohave · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Basin · lake · Mohave · ~34 km · Must-see
• Boundary Cone · viewpoint · Mohave · ~35 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Mohave · ~44 km · Must-see
• Avi Kwa Ame National Monument · sanctuary · Clark · ~49 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Wilderness · sanctuary · Mohave · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Mohave · lake · Mohave · ~57 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel · church · Mohave · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mohave Museum of History and Arts · museum · Mohave · ~58 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Catholic Church · church · Mohave · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bonelli House · museum · Mohave · ~59 km · Must-see
• Castle Mountains National Monument · sanctuary · San Bernardino · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Davis Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Davis Dam

• Cottonwood Basin · lake · Mohave · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Mohave · lake · Mohave · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Mead National Recreation Area · lake · Mohave · ~97 km · Must-see
• Ivanpah Lake · lake · Clark · ~105 km · Must-see
• Hoover Dam · lake · Clark · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Havasu · lake · Mohave · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Las Vegas · lake · Clark · ~134 km · Must-see
• Parker Dam · lake · San Bernardino · ~135 km · Must-see
• Danby Lake · lake · La Paz · ~149 km · Must-see
• Mohave Pass · lake · Mohave · ~4 km

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