Upper Reservoir

Upper Reservoir: 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 Upper Reservoir

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 Upper Reservoir — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.54833, -78.17253. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Reservoir

• Sizerville State Park · sanctuary · Potter · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sinnemahoning State Park · sanctuary · Cameron · ~19 km · Must-see
• Elk State Forest · sanctuary · Cameron · ~20 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 30 · sanctuary · McKean · ~22 km · Must-see
• Susquehannock State Forest · sanctuary · Potter · ~25 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 14 · sanctuary · Cameron · ~25 km · Must-see
• Johnson Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hammersley Wild Area · sanctuary · Potter · ~31 km · Must-see
• Prouty Place State Park · park · Potter · ~31 km · Must-see
• Forrest H. Dutlinger Natural Area · sanctuary · Clinton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kettle Creek State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Patterson State Park · park · Potter · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kettle Creek Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Swamp Natural Area · sanctuary · Clinton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cherry Springs State Park · park · Potter · ~40 km · Must-see
• Marion Brooks Natural Area · sanctuary · Elk · ~40 km · Must-see
• East Branch Lake · lake · Elk · ~41 km · Must-see
• Elk State Park · sanctuary · Elk · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Reservoir

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Reservoir

• Kettle Creek Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~37 km · Must-see
• East Branch Lake · lake · Elk · ~41 km · Must-see
• Parker Dam State Park · lake · Clearfield · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Sabula Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~75 km · Must-see
• Foster Joseph Sayers Dam · lake · Centre · ~90 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~91 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Lake · lake · Clearfield · ~93 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Reservoir · lake · McKean · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Nessmuk · lake · Tioga · ~95 km · Must-see
• Red House Lake · lake · McKean · ~97 km · Must-see

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