The Basin

The Basin: 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 The Basin

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 The Basin — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.14857, -70.25409. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Basin

• Lake Grove Park · lake · Androscoggin · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount David · viewpoint · Androscoggin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bates College Museum of Art · museum · Androscoggin · ~8 km · Must-see
• First Universalist Church · church · Androscoggin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul · church · Androscoggin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Androscoggin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Clark Mountain · viewpoint · Androscoggin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Oxford Casino · attraction · Oxford · ~20 km · Must-see
• All Souls Chapel · church · Androscoggin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Oxford Congregational Church · church · Oxford · ~24 km · Must-see
• Maine Art Glass Studio · church · Androscoggin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Androscoggin Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~29 km · Must-see
• Shiloh Temple · church · Androscoggin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Lake · lake · Oxford · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · Kennebec · ~32 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Annabessacook Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~32 km · Must-see
• Union Chapel · church · Cumberland · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Basin

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near The Basin

• Lake Grove Park · lake · Androscoggin · ~3 km · Must-see
• Androscoggin Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Lake · lake · Oxford · ~32 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Annabessacook Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~32 km · Must-see
• Narrows Pond · lake · Kennebec · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cobbosseecontee Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~37 km · Must-see
• Panther Pond · lake · Cumberland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Thomas Pond · lake · Cumberland · ~40 km · Must-see
• Maranacook Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~41 km · Must-see

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