Local favourite lake · Champasak Province, Laos
Nong Sam
Nong Sam is a lake in Champasak Province, Laos.
Nong Sam: 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 Nong Sam
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 Nong Sam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 14.80286, 105.98481. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Nong Sam
- Vat Phou · temple · Champasak Province · ~23 km · Must-see
- Xe Pian National Protected Area · sanctuary · Champasak Province · ~61 km · Must-see
- Oum Moung · fort · Champasak Province · ~9 km
- Unfinished Royal Palace · fort · Champasak Province · ~20 km
- Taddeiw Water Fall · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~20 km
- Phu Kao · viewpoint · Champasak Province · ~29 km
- Tad Koy Loy Far Waterfall (ຕາດກອຢ ລອລພ້າ) · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~29 km
- Tad Tameun rapids waterfall · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~40 km
- Tad Namphak · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~43 km
- Phou Dan · viewpoint · Champasak Province · ~47 km
- Tiger Waterfall · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~47 km
- Nokmoom Waterfall · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~48 km
- Tad Fane Waterfall · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~51 km
- Tad Fane Waterfall (South) · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~56 km
- Tad Fane Waterfall (North) · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~56 km
- Tad Fane Viewpoint (2 waterfalls) · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~56 km
- Small waterfall · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~56 km
- น้ำตก ตาดฟาน ที่ลาว · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~56 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nong Sam
- Pak mun Dam · lake · Ubon Ratchathani · ~96 km · Must-see
- Houay Ho Dam · lake · Champasak Province · ~111 km · Must-see
- Xe Pian · lake · Champasak Province · ~81 km
- Xepian-Xe Namnoy Saddle Dam D/2 (destroyed) · lake · Champasak Province · ~83 km
- Sirindhorn Reservoir · lake · Ubon Ratchathani · ~86 km
- Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Reservoir · lake · Champasak Province · ~86 km
- Xe Nam Noy Dam · lake · Champasak Province · ~89 km
- Sirindhorn Dam Nature Skywalk · lake · Ubon Ratchathani · ~92 km
- Sirindhorn Dam · lake · Ubon Ratchathani · ~94 km
- Don Sahong Dam · lake · Champasak Province · ~119 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Nong Sam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Nong Sam?
Nearby: Vat Phou (temple, 23 km), Xe Pian National Protected Area (sanctuary, 61 km), Oum Moung (fort, 9 km), Unfinished Royal Palace (fort, 20 km), Taddeiw Water Fall (waterfall, 20 km), Phu Kao (viewpoint, 29 km).