Anderson Dam

Anderson 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 Anderson 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 Anderson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.25845, -91.81892. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Anderson Dam

• Rice Lake · lake · Barron · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tainter Lake · lake · Dunn · ~37 km · Must-see
• Potato Lake · lake · Rusk · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~44 km · Must-see
• Little Dummy Lake · lake · Barron · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Barron · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dorothy Lake State Natural Area · lake · Chippewa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Menomin · lake · Dunn · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cylon Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Saint Croix · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wilson Place Museum · museum · Dunn · ~53 km · Must-see
• Elk Mound · viewpoint · Dunn · ~54 km · Must-see
• Irvine Park · park · Chippewa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway · sanctuary · Washburn · ~60 km · Must-see
• Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge · attraction · Chippewa · ~61 km · Must-see
• WCSW-AM (Shell Lake) · lake · Washburn · ~62 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Eau Claire · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Wissota State Park · lake · Chippewa · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Anderson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Anderson Dam

• Rice Lake · lake · Barron · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tainter Lake · lake · Dunn · ~37 km · Must-see
• Potato Lake · lake · Rusk · ~41 km · Must-see
• Little Dummy Lake · lake · Barron · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Barron · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dorothy Lake State Natural Area · lake · Chippewa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Menomin · lake · Dunn · ~52 km · Must-see
• WCSW-AM (Shell Lake) · lake · Washburn · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Wissota State Park · lake · Chippewa · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Wissota · lake · Chippewa · ~65 km · Must-see

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