Scott Lake

Scott 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 Scott 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 Scott Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.21451, -73.35498. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Scott Lake

• Cossayuna Lake · lake · Bennington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Equinox Mountain · viewpoint · Bennington · ~25 km · Must-see
• New Skete Monasteries · church · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Grass Mountain · viewpoint · Bennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bakers Falls · waterfall · Rutland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Manchester Village Historic District · sanctuary · Bennington · ~30 km · Must-see
• The American Museum of Fly Fishing · museum · Bennington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Shaftsbury · lake · Bennington · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Aeolus · viewpoint · Bennington · ~32 km · Must-see
• Chapman Historical Museum · museum · Rutland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dorset Mountain · viewpoint · Rutland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Moreau Lake · lake · Rutland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hadlock Pond (Lake Hadlock) · lake · Washington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lye Brook Wilderness · sanctuary · Bennington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Saint Catherine · lake · Rutland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Moreau Lake State Park · lake · Saratoga · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site · park · Rensselaer · ~39 km · Must-see
• Griffith Lake · lake · Rutland · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Scott Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Scott Lake

• Cossayuna Lake · lake · Bennington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Shaftsbury · lake · Bennington · ~32 km · Must-see
• Moreau Lake · lake · Rutland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hadlock Pond (Lake Hadlock) · lake · Washington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Saint Catherine · lake · Rutland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Moreau Lake State Park · lake · Saratoga · ~39 km · Must-see
• Griffith Lake · lake · Rutland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Loughberry Lake · lake · Bennington · ~45 km · Must-see
• Loughberry Lake · lake · Saratoga · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake George Battlefield Park · lake · Warren · ~45 km · Must-see

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