McCargo Lake

McCargo 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 McCargo 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 McCargo Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.23305, -78.09365. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McCargo Lake

• Pullman Universalist Memorial Church · church · Orleans · ~10 km · Must-see
• Waterport Reservoir Dam · lake · Orleans · ~20 km · Must-see
• Byron-Bergen Swamp · sanctuary · Genesee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Oak Orchard State Marine Park · attraction · Orleans · ~22 km · Must-see
• Oak Orchard Lighthouse · beach · Orleans · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hamlin Beach State Park · beach · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lakeside Beach State Park · beach · Orleans · ~24 km · Must-see
• Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church · church · Orleans · ~30 km · Must-see
• Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Orleans · ~33 km · Must-see
• Marion Steam Shovel · attraction · Genesee · ~37 km · Must-see
• JELL-O Gallery · museum · Genesee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Middleport Reservoir Dam · lake · Niagara · ~39 km · Must-see
• Genesee Country Village & Museum · museum · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Diver's Lake · lake · Genesee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Indian Falls · waterfall · Genesee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Golden Hill State Park · sanctuary · Niagara · ~43 km · Must-see
• Thirty Mile Point Light · viewpoint · Niagara · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McCargo Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McCargo Lake

• Waterport Reservoir Dam · lake · Orleans · ~20 km · Must-see
• Middleport Reservoir Dam · lake · Niagara · ~39 km · Must-see
• Diver's Lake · lake · Genesee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Darien Lake · lake · Genesee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Eastman Dental Dispensary Building · lake · Monroe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cobbs Hill Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Ontario · lake · Pennsylvania · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Morris Dam · lake · Livingston · ~72 km · Must-see
• Conesus Lake · lake · Livingston · ~73 km · Must-see
• Conesus Lake Boat Launch · lake · Livingston · ~74 km · Must-see

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