Main Lake

Main 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 Main 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 Main Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.50529, -80.39359. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Main Lake

• Raccoon Creek State Park · sanctuary · Beaver · ~4 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 189 · sanctuary · Beaver · ~4 km · Must-see
• Hillman State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Hillcrest Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hancock · ~17 km · Must-see
• Little Blue Run Lake · lake · Beaver · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dashields Locks and Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~21 km · Must-see
• World's Largest Teapot · attraction · Hancock · ~23 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• New Cumberland Locks and Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~25 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 173 · sanctuary · Beaver · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pittsburgh Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Allegheny · ~27 km · Must-see
• Settlers Cabin Park · park · Allegheny · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort McIntosh park · fort · Beaver · ~28 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Columbiana · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cross Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Brooke · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Steuben · fort · Jefferson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Meadowcroft Rockshelter · fort · Jefferson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Emsworth Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Main Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Main Lake

• Little Blue Run Lake · lake · Beaver · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dashields Locks and Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~21 km · Must-see
• New Cumberland Locks and Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Emsworth Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~32 km · Must-see
• Canonsburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~43 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Lake State Park · lake · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain · lake · Allegheny · ~48 km · Must-see
• Panther Hollow Lake · lake · Allegheny · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bear Rocks Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Ohio · ~61 km · Must-see
• Guilford Lake Dam · lake · Columbiana · ~64 km · Must-see

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