Jackson Lake Dam Picnic Area offers a shaded parking and picnic area with vehicle and boat trailer parking, vault toilets, and wheelchair-accessible facilities beneath large cottonwood trees.

The site features a paved accessible pathway leading to the river, a two-lane boat ramp for launching, accessible fishing platforms, and river overlooks with educational displays about the dam's history.

This location provides convenient access to the Snake River for both fishing and non-motorized boating, with the outflow area below the dam being popular for launching floats downriver.