Bloch Dam

Bloch 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 Bloch 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 Bloch Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.45172, -72.72956. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bloch Dam

• Mount Mansfield State Forest · sanctuary · Lamoille · ~9 km · Must-see
• Waterbury Center State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~10 km · Must-see
• Smuggler's Notch State Park · viewpoint · Lamoille · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bolton Mountain · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Mansfield · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~15 km · Must-see
• Morrisville Dam · lake · Lamoille · ~20 km · Must-see
• Camels Hump · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~24 km · Must-see
• Wrightsville Reservoir · lake · Grafton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Camel's Hump State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Richmond Congregational Church · church · Chittenden · ~27 km · Must-see
• Old Round Church · church · Chittenden · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Park · park · Grafton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Vermont State Capitol · sanctuary · Washington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Birds of Vermont Museum · museum · Chittenden · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Waitsfield · viewpoint · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Covered Bridge · attraction · Lamoille · ~35 km · Must-see
• Jaynes Covered Bridge · attraction · Lamoille · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bloch Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bloch Dam

• Morrisville Dam · lake · Lamoille · ~20 km · Must-see
• Wrightsville Reservoir · lake · Grafton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Chittenden · ~37 km · Must-see
• Indian Brook Reservoir · lake · Chittenden · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Champlain · lake · Chittenden · ~56 km · Must-see
• Runaway Pond · lake · Grafton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Harvey's Lake · lake · Grafton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Orleans · ~69 km · Must-see
• McIndoes Station Dam · lake · Grafton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Carmi State Park · lake · Franklin · ~72 km · Must-see

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