Buchanan Dam

Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.21673, -119.98512. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buchanan Dam

• H. V. Eastman Lake · lake · Mineral · ~2 km · Must-see
• Madera Lake · church · Mineral · ~27 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Experimental Range · sanctuary · Madera · ~31 km · Must-see
• Chowchilla New Life Apostolic Church · church · Madera · ~33 km · Must-see
• California State Mining and Mineral Museum · museum · Mineral · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park · park · Madera · ~36 km · Must-see
• Oakhurst · church · Mineral · ~40 km · Must-see
• Millerton Lake · lake · Mineral · ~44 km · Must-see
• Drunken Gulch · viewpoint · Mineral · ~52 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove Historical Area · sanctuary · Madera · ~53 km · Must-see
• Woodward Park · park · Mineral · ~53 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove · sanctuary · Mineral · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bridalveil Falls- Yosemite National Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fresno California Temple · church · Fresno · ~56 km · Must-see
• Forestiere Underground Gardens · attraction · Fresno · ~58 km · Must-see
• Merced Bethel Seventh Day Adventist Church · church · Merced · ~58 km · Must-see
• Peoples Church · church · Fresno · ~58 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Giant · attraction · Mariposa · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buchanan Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buchanan Dam

• H. V. Eastman Lake · lake · Mineral · ~2 km · Must-see
• Millerton Lake · lake · Mineral · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake McClure · lake · Mariposa · ~63 km · Must-see
• El Portal · lake · Mineral · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ostrander Lake · lake · Mineral · ~74 km · Must-see
• Ostrander Lake · lake · Mariposa · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Pool Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~77 km · Must-see
• Shaver Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~78 km · Must-see
• Balsam Forebay · lake · Esmeralda · ~81 km · Must-see
• Chittenden Lake · lake · Mineral · ~82 km · Must-see

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