Merwin Lake

Merwin 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 Merwin 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 Merwin Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.36973, -73.67923. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Merwin Lake

• Martin Van Buren National Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~3 km · Must-see
• Hudson River Islands State Park · park · Columbia · ~12 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Presbyterian Church · church · Columbia · ~15 km · Must-see
• Schodack Island State Park · sanctuary · Rensselaer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~19 km · Must-see
• Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack · church · Columbia · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hudson–Athens Lighthouse · beach · Greene · ~21 km · Must-see
• Nassau Lake Dam · lake · Rensselaer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount McGregor · viewpoint · Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Olana State Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Thomas Cole National Historic Site · sanctuary · Greene · ~27 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~28 km · Must-see
• New York Mahayana Temple · Buddhist site · Greene · ~29 km · Must-see
• Joachim Staats House and Gerrit Staats Ruin · fort · Rensselaer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Valley Paper Mill Chimney and Site · fort · Albany · ~29 km · Must-see
• Vedder Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~30 km · Must-see
• King Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Merwin Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Merwin Lake

• Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~19 km · Must-see
• Nassau Lake Dam · lake · Rensselaer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~28 km · Must-see
• Alcove Reservoir · lake · Albany · ~32 km · Must-see
• Stockbridge Bowl · lake · Berkshire · ~37 km · Must-see
• Basic Creek Reservoir · lake · Albany · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Taghkanic State Park · lake · Columbia · ~39 km · Must-see
• Washington Park Lake · lake · Albany · ~41 km · Must-see
• Washington Park Lake · lake · Bennington · ~41 km · Must-see

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