Cresta Dam

Cresta 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 Cresta 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 Cresta Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.87613, -121.37357. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cresta Dam

• Bucks Lake · lake · Plumas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake Wilderness · lake · Plumas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreational Area · lake · Butte · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake Ridge · lake · Plumas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~38 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Valley Botanical Area · sanctuary · Plumas · ~44 km · Must-see
• North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Butte · ~45 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Plumas County Museum · museum · Plumas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~47 km · Must-see
• Oroville Dam · lake · Butte · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lower Bidwell Park · sanctuary · Butte · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northern California Art · museum · Butte · ~54 km · Must-see
• Janet Turner Print Museum · museum · Butte · ~54 km · Must-see
• Oroville Chinese Temple · museum · Butte · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cresta Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cresta Dam

• Bucks Lake · lake · Plumas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake Wilderness · lake · Plumas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreational Area · lake · Butte · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake Ridge · lake · Plumas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~38 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Oroville Dam · lake · Butte · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Almanor · lake · Plumas · ~57 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~64 km · Must-see

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