Mikes Dam

Mikes Dam: 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 Mikes Dam

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 Mikes Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -19.83718, 28.94651. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mikes Dam

• The Cenotaph · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~65 km · Must-see
• Upper Nsiza Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~40 km
• Fundisi Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~41 km
• Dhlodhlo Ruins · museum · Matabeleland South Province · ~53 km
• Lower Mguza dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~60 km
• The Design Cave · cave · Bulawayo Province · ~62 km
• Bess Harper Memorial Lantern · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~64 km
• The Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe · museum · Bulawayo Province · ~64 km
• Charles Frederick Lendy Memorial · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~64 km
• The Art Grove Coffee Shop · museum · Bulawayo Province · ~65 km
• Upper Ncema dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~65 km
• Joshua Nkomo Statue · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~65 km
• Saint Mary's Cathedral Basilica · church · Bulawayo Province · ~65 km
• Bulawayo Railway Museum · museum · Bulawayo Province · ~66 km
• Regina Ruins · museum · Matabeleland South Province · ~68 km
• Bajoy blues · viewpoint · Bulawayo Province · ~71 km
• Rhodes-Bulawayo Sanctuary · sanctuary · Matabeleland South Province · ~75 km
• Formona Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mikes Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mikes Dam

• Mzingwane Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~76 km · Must-see
• Upper Nsiza Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~40 km
• Fundisi Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~41 km
• Lower Mguza dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~60 km
• Upper Ncema dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~65 km
• Inyakuni dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~77 km
• Bonisa Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~78 km
• Insiza Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~80 km
• Dam Wall · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~80 km
• Khami Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~80 km

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