Local favourite lake · Ulster, New York
Upper Esopus Fire Tower
Upper Esopus Fire Tower is a lake in Ulster, New York.
Upper Esopus Fire Tower: 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 Esopus Fire Tower
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 Esopus Fire Tower — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.02849, -74.27099. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Upper Esopus Fire Tower
- Zen Mountain Monastery · Buddhist site · Ulster · ~3 km · Must-see
- Mount Pleasant · viewpoint · Ulster · ~4 km · Must-see
- Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~5 km · Must-see
- Romer Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~6 km · Must-see
- Tremper Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~6 km · Must-see
- Ticetonyk Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~7 km · Must-see
- Terrace Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~7 km · Must-see
- Roundtop Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~7 km · Must-see
- Mount Tobias · viewpoint · Ulster · ~7 km · Must-see
- Empire State Railway Museum · museum · Ulster · ~8 km · Must-see
- Little Tonshi Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~8 km · Must-see
- Wittenberg Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~8 km · Must-see
- Tonshi Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~9 km · Must-see
- Beetree Hill · viewpoint · Ulster · ~9 km · Must-see
- Upper Ashokan Reservoir · lake · Ulster · ~9 km · Must-see
- Cornell Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~10 km · Must-see
- Johns Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~10 km · Must-see
- Acorn Hill · viewpoint · Ulster · ~10 km · Must-see
See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Esopus Fire Tower
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Esopus Fire Tower
- Upper Ashokan Reservoir · lake · Ulster · ~9 km · Must-see
- Cooper Lake · lake · Ulster · ~10 km · Must-see
- Winnisook Lake · lake · Ulster · ~15 km · Must-see
- Lower Ashokan Reservoir · lake · Ulster · ~15 km · Must-see
- Notch Lake · lake · Greene · ~20 km · Must-see
- Echo Lake · lake · Ulster · ~21 km · Must-see
- Lake Switzerland · lake · Delaware · ~32 km · Must-see
- Balsam Lake Mountain · lake · Ulster · ~33 km · Must-see
- Rondout Reservoir · lake · Sullivan · ~35 km · Must-see
- Sturgeon Pool · lake · Ulster · ~35 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Upper Esopus Fire Tower full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Upper Esopus Fire Tower yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Upper Esopus Fire Tower?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Upper Esopus Fire Tower?
Nearby: Zen Mountain Monastery (Buddhist site, 3 km), Mount Pleasant (viewpoint, 4 km), Cross Mountain (viewpoint, 5 km), Romer Mountain (viewpoint, 6 km), Tremper Mountain (viewpoint, 6 km), Ticetonyk Mountain (viewpoint, 7 km).