Spring Valley Dam

Spring Valley Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Spring Valley Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Spring Valley Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.78368, -116.75262. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spring Valley Dam

• Rogers Field · park · Whitman · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Lapwai · fort · Nez Perce · ~47 km · Must-see
• McCroskey State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dworshak National Fish Hatchery · park · Clearwater · ~57 km · Must-see
• Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~57 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte State Park Heritage Site · sanctuary · Whitman · ~61 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~67 km · Must-see
• Tekoa City Park · park · Whitman · ~69 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hobo Cedar Grove Botanical Area · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~74 km · Must-see
• Troy Downtown Historic District · fort · Latah · ~7 km
• Basalt Hill · viewpoint · Latah · ~8 km
• Stanford Point · viewpoint · Latah · ~9 km
• East Moscow Mountain · viewpoint · Latah · ~9 km
• Moscow Mountain · viewpoint · Latah · ~11 km
• Turnbow Point · viewpoint · Latah · ~12 km
• Granite Point · viewpoint · Latah · ~13 km

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

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Spring Valley Dam

• Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~67 km · Must-see
• Winchester Dam · lake · Lewis · ~77 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Whitman · ~104 km · Must-see
• Liberty Lake · lake · Spokane · ~123 km · Must-see
• Shelley Lake · lake · Spokane · ~127 km · Must-see
• Tolo Lake · lake · Idaho · ~130 km · Must-see
• Newman Lake Flood Control Dam · lake · Spokane · ~140 km · Must-see
• Sprague Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~141 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~145 km · Must-see

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