Niagara Dam

Niagara 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 Niagara 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 Niagara Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.25461, -79.87547. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Niagara Dam

• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~7 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~11 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~12 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~22 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~25 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~26 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Craig Creek Cluster · sanctuary · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Niagara Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Niagara Dam

• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~38 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~55 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness · lake · Craig · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster · lake · Monroe · ~74 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~88 km · Must-see

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