Friant Dam

Friant Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Friant Dam

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Friant Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.00039, -119.70532. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Friant Dam

• Millerton Lake · lake · Mineral · ~8 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Experimental Range · sanctuary · Madera · ~16 km · Must-see
• Woodward Park · park · Mineral · ~20 km · Must-see
• Peoples Church · church · Fresno · ~23 km · Must-see
• Clovis Botanical Garden · church · Esmeralda · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fresno California Temple · church · Fresno · ~29 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Experimental Range · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~31 km · Must-see
• Madera Lake · church · Mineral · ~32 km · Must-see
• Forestiere Underground Gardens · attraction · Fresno · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fresno Chaffee Zoo · church · Mineral · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fresno Chaffee Zoo · sanctuary · Fresno · ~37 km · Must-see
• Burrough Valley · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fresno Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Esmeralda · ~39 km · Must-see
• H. V. Eastman Lake · lake · Mineral · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kearney Park · park · Mineral · ~45 km · Must-see
• Oakhurst · church · Mineral · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pine Flat Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~48 km · Must-see
• Shaver Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Friant Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Friant Dam

• Millerton Lake · lake · Mineral · ~8 km · Must-see
• H. V. Eastman Lake · lake · Mineral · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pine Flat Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~48 km · Must-see
• Shaver Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~49 km · Must-see
• Balsam Forebay · lake · Esmeralda · ~55 km · Must-see
• Huntington Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Pool Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~66 km · Must-see
• Courtright Reservoir · lake · Esmeralda · ~82 km · Must-see
• Chittenden Lake · lake · Mineral · ~85 km · Must-see
• Breeze Lake · lake · Mineral · ~87 km · Must-see

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