Payson Dam

Payson 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 Payson 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 Payson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.80315, -72.27660. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Payson Dam

• Union Village Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~3 km · Must-see
• Thetford Hill State Park · park · Orange · ~4 km · Must-see
• Sayre Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~5 km · Must-see
• Gile Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lyme-East Thetford Bridge · attraction · Grafton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Beaver Meadow Union Chapel · church · Windsor · ~11 km · Must-see
• Vermontasaurus · attraction · Orange · ~12 km · Must-see
• The Epic of American Civilization · attraction · Grafton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hood Museum of Art · museum · Grafton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Montshire Museum of Science · museum · Grafton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hanover Center Reservoir Dam · lake · Grafton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Samuel Morey Memorial Bridge · lake · Grafton · ~20 km · Must-see
• West Fairlee Center Church · church · Orange · ~20 km · Must-see
• Colburn Park · sanctuary · Grafton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Goose Pond · lake · Grafton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Clark Pond · lake · Grafton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Howe Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~24 km · Must-see
• Smarts Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Payson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Payson Dam

• Hanover Center Reservoir Dam · lake · Grafton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Samuel Morey Memorial Bridge · lake · Grafton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Goose Pond · lake · Grafton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Clark Pond · lake · Grafton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mascoma Lake · lake · Grafton · ~27 km · Must-see
• North Hartland Dam · lake · Windsor · ~29 km · Must-see
• Canaan Street Lake · lake · Grafton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Grafton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park · lake · Sullivan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Armington · lake · Grafton · ~38 km · Must-see

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