Gale-Merwin Dam

Gale-Merwin 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 Gale-Merwin 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 Gale-Merwin Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.13856, -120.11716. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gale-Merwin Dam

• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~22 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~57 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~60 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~65 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~72 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~75 km · Must-see
• Hole-in-the-Ground Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~6 km
• Poley Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~9 km
• Mainline Dam Number 1 · lake · Crook · ~10 km
• Roba Ranch · fort · Crook · ~17 km
• Halfway Waterhole · lake · Crook · ~27 km
• Ryegrass Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~29 km
• Lost Spring Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~30 km
• Brennan Dam · lake · Crook · ~32 km
• Old Lakebed Waterhole · lake · Crook · ~33 km
• Allen Creek Dam · lake · Crook · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gale-Merwin Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gale-Merwin Dam

• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~33 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~60 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~65 km · Must-see
• Chickahominy Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~95 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~115 km · Must-see
• Fossil Lake · lake · Lake · ~119 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~120 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~133 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~139 km · Must-see

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