Mackay Dam

Mackay 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 Mackay 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 Mackay Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.95308, -113.67256. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mackay Dam

• Mackay Reservoir · lake · Custer · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount McCaleb · viewpoint · Custer · ~9 km · Must-see
• USGS Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lost River Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Breitenbach · viewpoint · Custer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Donaldson Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Church · church · Custer · ~16 km · Must-see
• No Regret Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Shelly Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~18 km · Must-see
• Leatherman Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~19 km · Must-see
• White Cap Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Idaho · viewpoint · Custer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Merriam Lake · lake · Custer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Morrison · viewpoint · Custer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Borah Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Smiley Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mackay Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mackay Dam

• Mackay Reservoir · lake · Custer · ~3 km · Must-see
• Merriam Lake · lake · Custer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Big Fall Creek Lake · lake · Custer · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~75 km · Must-see
• Jimmy Smith Lake · lake · Custer · ~79 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Blaine · ~83 km · Must-see
• Penny Lake · lake · Blaine · ~84 km · Must-see
• Sullivan Lake · lake · Custer · ~86 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake · lake · Custer · ~89 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~91 km · Must-see

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