Chesney Dam

Chesney 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 Chesney 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 Chesney Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.29571, -111.02912. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chesney Dam

• Bear River State Park · sanctuary · Uinta · ~11 km · Must-see
• Medicine Butte · viewpoint · Rich · ~15 km · Must-see
• Causey Dam · lake · Weber · ~58 km · Must-see
• Humpy Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~59 km · Must-see
• Devil's Slide · viewpoint · Morgan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fort Bridger · fort · Summit · ~67 km · Must-see
• Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · sanctuary · Summit · ~69 km · Must-see
• Crompton Dam · lake · Uinta · ~7 km
• Crompton Reservoir · lake · Uinta · ~7 km
• A. V. Quinn House · fort · Uinta · ~8 km
• Burnt Hill · viewpoint · Uinta · ~8 km
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church · fort · Uinta · ~8 km
• Evanston Main Post Office · fort · Uinta · ~8 km
• Crompton Reservoir · lake · Rich · ~8 km
• Uinta County Courthouse · fort · Uinta · ~8 km
• Bear River State Park · attraction · Summit · ~10 km
• Crane Reservoir · lake · Rich · ~11 km
• East Dam · lake · Uinta · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Chesney Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chesney Dam

• Causey Dam · lake · Weber · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cuberant Lake · lake · Summit · ~78 km · Must-see
• Rockport Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~81 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~84 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~86 km · Must-see
• Uintah Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~86 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~90 km · Must-see
• Cliff Lake · lake · Summit · ~96 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~101 km · Must-see
• Little Dell Reservoir · lake · Salt Lake · ~101 km · Must-see

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