Dam

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 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 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.18562, -76.99754. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dam

• Peace Church · church · Cumberland · ~8 km · Must-see
• City Island · park · Dauphin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick · church · Dauphin · ~16 km · Must-see
• John Harris Mansion · fort · Dauphin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Dauphin · ~16 km · Must-see
• State Museum of Pennsylvania · museum · Dauphin · ~16 km · Must-see
• German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church · church · Dauphin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Salem United Church of Christ · church · Dauphin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania National Fire Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Gifford Pinchot State Park · sanctuary · York · ~19 km · Must-see
• McCormick Island · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~19 km · Must-see
• National Civil War Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Paxtang Park · park · Dauphin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Dauphin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Carlisle Baptist Church · church · Cumberland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Dellville Covered Bridge · fort · Perry · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dam

• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~39 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake State Park · lake · Lebanon · ~53 km · Must-see
• Prettyboy Reservoir · lake · Baltimore · ~79 km · Must-see
• Holtwood Dam · lake · Lancaster · ~86 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~88 km · Must-see
• Blue Marsh Lake · lake · Berks · ~102 km · Must-see
• Liberty Reservoir · lake · Carroll · ~104 km · Must-see

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