McKay Dam

McKay 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 McKay 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 McKay Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.60461, -118.79721. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McKay Dam

• McKay Reservoir · lake · Benton · ~0 km · Must-see
• Umatilla National Forest · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Henrietta Park Echo · fort · Benton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Battle Mountain Forest State Scenic Corridor · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~50 km · Must-see
• Hat Rock State Park · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~56 km · Must-see
• Columbia Heights · viewpoint · Walla Walla · ~59 km · Must-see
• North Fork Umatilla Wilderness · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Walla Walla Historical Monument · fort · Walla Walla · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ukiah-Dale Forest State Scenic Corridor · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~68 km · Must-see
• Whitman Mission National Historic Site · park · Walla Walla · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sillusi Butte · viewpoint · Benton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~73 km · Must-see
• Langdon Lake · lake · Walla Walla · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Wallula · lake · Benton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Fort Walla Walla Museum · fort · Walla Walla · ~75 km · Must-see
• McKay Creek National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~3 km
• Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame · museum · Benton · ~9 km
• South Main Street Commercial Historic District · fort · Umatilla · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McKay Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McKay Dam

• McKay Reservoir · lake · Benton · ~0 km · Must-see
• Langdon Lake · lake · Walla Walla · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Wallula · lake · Benton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Lewis · lake · Walla Walla · ~81 km · Must-see
• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~87 km · Must-see
• Ice Harbor Dam · lake · Walla Walla · ~90 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~105 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~107 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~108 km · Must-see

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