Local favourite lake · Mpumalanga, South Africa
Vaalbankdam
Vaalbankdam is a lake in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Vaalbankdam: 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 Vaalbankdam
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 Vaalbankdam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -25.85000, 29.45000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Vaalbankdam
- Nederduitse Gerformeerde Kerk Middelburg (Witkerk) · church · Mpumalanga · ~12 km · Must-see
- Fort Merensky · fort · Mpumalanga · ~22 km · Must-see
- Loskop Dam Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Mpumalanga · ~60 km · Must-see
- Athlone Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~7 km
- Heyns Privaatnatuurreserve · sanctuary · Mpumalanga · ~18 km
- Witbank Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Mpumalanga · ~19 km
- Witbank Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~23 km
- Loskop Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~59 km
- Rhenosterpoort Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Gauteng · ~63 km
- Ezemvelo Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Gauteng · ~66 km
- Renosterkop · viewpoint · Mpumalanga · ~73 km
- Vaalkop · viewpoint · Mpumalanga · ~75 km
- Corpus Christi · church · Mpumalanga · ~7 km
- Krugerdam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~8 km
- De Hoop Dam Fishing · lake · Mpumalanga · ~8 km
- Rehoboth Christian Fellowship Church · church · Mpumalanga · ~9 km
- Die Bybel Methodiste Kerk · church · Mpumalanga · ~9 km
- Palace Gardens · fort · Mpumalanga · ~10 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Vaalbankdam
- Athlone Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~7 km
- Witbank Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~23 km
- Loskop Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~59 km
- Rietfontein Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~77 km
- Nooitgedacht Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~79 km
- Rooikraaldam · lake · Limpopo · ~81 km
- Trichardtsfontein Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~94 km
- Bronkhorstspruit Dam · lake · Gauteng · ~95 km
- Willem Brummer Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~103 km
- Douglas Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~106 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Vaalbankdam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Vaalbankdam?
Nearby: Nederduitse Gerformeerde Kerk Middelburg (Witkerk) (church, 12 km), Fort Merensky (fort, 22 km), Loskop Dam Nature Reserve (sanctuary, 60 km), Athlone Dam (lake, 7 km), Heyns Privaatnatuurreserve (sanctuary, 18 km), Witbank Nature Reserve (sanctuary, 19 km).