La Contenta Dam

La Contenta 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 La Contenta 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 La Contenta Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.16880, -120.82033. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near La Contenta Dam

• New Hogan Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~3 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pardee Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~13 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~13 km · Must-see
• Camanche Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Amador · lake · Amador · ~20 km · Must-see
• Salt Spring Valley Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~20 km · Must-see
• Camanche Dam · lake · San Joaquin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Jackson United Methodist Church · church · Amador · ~26 km · Must-see
• Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church · church · Amador · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sutter Creek Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~32 km · Must-see
• Angels Camp Museum · museum · Calaveras · ~33 km · Must-see
• Icehouse Pond · lake · Amador · ~33 km · Must-see
• California Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mercer Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~37 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Bell Monument · fort · Calaveras · ~40 km · Must-see
• Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park · park · Amador · ~40 km · Must-see
• Moaning Cave · cave · Calaveras · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of La Contenta Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near La Contenta Dam

• New Hogan Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~3 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pardee Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~13 km · Must-see
• Camanche Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Amador · lake · Amador · ~20 km · Must-see
• Salt Spring Valley Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~20 km · Must-see
• Camanche Dam · lake · San Joaquin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Icehouse Pond · lake · Amador · ~33 km · Must-see
• New Melones Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~43 km · Must-see
• Volcano · lake · Amador · ~43 km · Must-see

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