Comet Lake

Comet Lake: 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 Comet Lake

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 Comet Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.73722, -77.50546. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Comet Lake

• Pen Mar Park · park · Washington · ~3 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~6 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~6 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~12 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~13 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~14 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo · sanctuary · Frederick · ~22 km · Must-see
• Tayamentasachta · park · Franklin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Catoctin National Recreation Trail · trek · Frederick · ~24 km · Must-see
• Caledonia State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fairgrounds Park · park · Washington · ~25 km · Must-see
• WJEJ-AM (Hagerstown) · attraction · Washington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~26 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hager Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~27 km · Must-see
• City Park · park · Washington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum · museum · Washington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Washington County Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Washington · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Comet Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Comet Lake

• Culler Lake · lake · Frederick · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~46 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Berkeley · ~76 km · Must-see
• Liberty Reservoir · lake · Carroll · ~76 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Washington · ~78 km · Must-see
• Little Seneca Lake · lake · Montgomery · ~78 km · Must-see
• Prettyboy Reservoir · lake · Baltimore · ~83 km · Must-see
• Triadelphia Reservoir · lake · Howard · ~89 km · Must-see

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