Foss Valley Dam

Foss Valley 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 Foss Valley 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 Foss Valley Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.42960, -122.28032. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Foss Valley Dam

• Rector Reservoir · lake · Napa · ~7 km · Must-see
• Napa Valley Museum · museum · Napa · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Hennessey · lake · Napa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Napa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Vaca · viewpoint · Napa · ~19 km · Must-see
• V. Sattui Winery · attraction · Napa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve · sanctuary · Solano · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Berryessa · lake · Napa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Putah Creek State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Solano · ~24 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sonoma Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Sonoma · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bouverie Wildflower Preserve · sanctuary · Sonoma · ~26 km · Must-see
• Depot Park Museum · museum · Sonoma · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mission San Francisco Solano · church · Sonoma · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sonoma State Historic Park · sanctuary · Sonoma · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sonoma Valley Museum of Art · museum · Sonoma · ~27 km · Must-see
• Suttonfield Lake · lake · Sonoma · ~28 km · Must-see
• Verano Park · park · Sonoma · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Foss Valley Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Foss Valley Dam

• Rector Reservoir · lake · Napa · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Hennessey · lake · Napa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Berryessa · lake · Napa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Suttonfield Lake · lake · Sonoma · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Solano · lake · Solano · ~31 km · Must-see
• Duvall Lake · lake · Napa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Petaluma Reservoir · lake · Sonoma · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Ilsanjo · lake · Sonoma · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tolay Lake · lake · Sonoma · ~40 km · Must-see
• Santa Rosa Creek Reservoir · lake · Sonoma · ~41 km · Must-see

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