Elowsky Dam

Elowsky Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Elowsky Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Elowsky Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.22081, -83.74052. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elowsky Dam

• Thompson's Harbor State Park · sanctuary · Presque Isle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Alpena · ~25 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Presque Isle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~27 km · Must-see
• Old Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~31 km · Must-see
• New Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~34 km · Must-see
• Besser Museum · museum · Alpena · ~35 km · Must-see
• P.H. Hoeft State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~36 km · Must-see
• Alpena Light · fort · Michigan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ocqueoc Falls · waterfall · Presque Isle · ~39 km · Must-see
• Forty Mile Point Light · viewpoint · Presque Isle · ~41 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~41 km · Must-see
• Middle Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~41 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Montmorency · ~45 km · Must-see
• Onaway State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~57 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elowsky Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Elowsky Dam

• Long Lake · lake · Alpena · ~25 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Presque Isle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~34 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Montmorency · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~60 km · Must-see
• Black Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~62 km · Must-see
• Tea Lake · lake · Oscoda · ~75 km · Must-see
• Mio Dam · lake · Oscoda · ~87 km · Must-see
• Mullett Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~87 km · Must-see

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