Wiregrass Dam

Wiregrass 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 Wiregrass 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 Wiregrass Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.48251, -112.20399. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wiregrass Dam

• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~46 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~53 km · Must-see
• Zoo Idaho · sanctuary · Bannock · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bear River Massacre Site · fort · Franklin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Brady Chapel · church · Bannock · ~57 km · Must-see
• Pocatello Idaho Temple · church · Bannock · ~64 km · Must-see
• Curlew National Grassland · sanctuary · Oneida · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~66 km · Must-see
• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~66 km · Must-see
• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~71 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~13 km
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Bannock · ~15 km
• Wakley Peak · viewpoint · Oneida · ~15 km
• Malad Summit · viewpoint · Oneida · ~19 km
• Elkhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Oneida · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Wiregrass Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wiregrass Dam

• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~92 km · Must-see
• Cutler Reservoir · lake · Cache · ~99 km · Must-see
• Tony Grove Lake · lake · Cache · ~100 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~113 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~133 km · Must-see
• Afton Electric Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~137 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice Picnic Area · lake · Lincoln · ~149 km · Must-see
• Devil Creek Dam · lake · Oneida · ~26 km
• Daniels Dam · lake · Oneida · ~31 km

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