Local favourite lake · Eastern Cape, South Africa
Rooidam
Rooidam is a lake in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Rooidam: 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 Rooidam
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 Rooidam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -33.08737, 23.48131. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Rooidam
- Buyspoort · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~37 km · Must-see
- Swanepoelspoort · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~48 km · Must-see
- Beervlei Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~2 km
- Losberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~2 km
- Klein-Spitskop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~13 km
- Trompettersberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~16 km
- Aasvoëlberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~21 km
- Leeukloof · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~22 km
- Grootkloof · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~24 km
- Fonteinskloof · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~33 km
- Witberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~39 km
- Suurberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~39 km
- Brakkloof · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~43 km
- Dassiegat se Kloof · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~45 km
- Diepkloof · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~45 km
- Resbosrant · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~47 km
- Antoniesberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~50 km
- Witrant · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~50 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rooidam
- Beervlei Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~2 km
- Stompdrift Dam · lake · Western Cape · ~118 km
- Pap Dam · lake · Western Cape · ~139 km
- De Hoop Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~141 km
- Koos Raubenheimer Reservoir · lake · Western Cape · ~146 km
- Kouga Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~147 km
- Beaufort West Dam · lake · Western Cape · ~147 km
- Groenvlei · lake · Western Cape · ~149 km
- Laughing Waters Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~32 km
- Dam se Kloof · lake · Eastern Cape · ~84 km
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Frequently asked
Is Rooidam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Rooidam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Rooidam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Rooidam?
Nearby: Buyspoort (viewpoint, 37 km), Swanepoelspoort (viewpoint, 48 km), Beervlei Dam (lake, 2 km), Losberg (viewpoint, 2 km), Klein-Spitskop (viewpoint, 13 km), Trompettersberg (viewpoint, 16 km).