Priest Dam

Priest 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 Priest 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 Priest Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.80095, -120.26578. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Priest Dam

• Don Pedro Reservoir · lake · Tuolumne · ~9 km · Must-see
• Coulterville Park · sanctuary · Mariposa · ~14 km · Must-see
• New Don Pedro Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake McClure · lake · Mariposa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sonora United Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~31 km · Must-see
• Twain Harte Evangelical Free Church · church · Tuolumne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Columbia State Historic Park · park · Tuolumne · ~35 km · Must-see
• New Melones Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~35 km · Must-see
• Drunken Gulch · viewpoint · Mineral · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tulloch Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tulloch 62-006 Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~39 km · Must-see
• New Melones Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~39 km · Must-see
• Moaning Cave · cave · Calaveras · ~43 km · Must-see
• Knights Ferry Covered Bridge · church · Stanislaus · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ackerson Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ackerson Mountain · viewpoint · Lyon · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Priest Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Priest Dam

• Don Pedro Reservoir · lake · Tuolumne · ~9 km · Must-see
• New Don Pedro Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake McClure · lake · Mariposa · ~24 km · Must-see
• New Melones Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tulloch Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tulloch 62-006 Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~39 km · Must-see
• New Melones Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cherry Lake · lake · Tuolumne · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cherry Lake · lake · Lyon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Eleanor · lake · Lyon · ~49 km · Must-see

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