Packer Dam

Packer 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 Packer 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 Packer Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.62405, -120.65478. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Packer Dam

• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~4 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~13 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Downieville United Methodist · church · Sierra · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~26 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~31 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~32 km · Must-see
• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~33 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~33 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Packer Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Packer Dam

• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~31 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~45 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~55 km · Must-see
• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~56 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~59 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Dam · lake · Yuba · ~61 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Lake · lake · Plumas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~64 km · Must-see

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