Pan Gap Dam

Pan Gap 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 Pan Gap 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 Pan Gap Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.05193, -85.36407. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pan Gap Dam

• Moccasin Bend National Archeological District · fort · East Tennessee · ~4 km · Must-see
• Stringer's Ridge · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~5 km · Must-see
• Tennessee Aquarium · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Wyley Memorial Methodist Church · church · East Tennessee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Hunter Museum of American Art · museum · East Tennessee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Engel Stadium · park · East Tennessee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chattanooga Zoo · church · East Tennessee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum · museum · East Tennessee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Snodgrass Hill · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Audubon Acres · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Slygo Valley · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Wilder Brigade Monument · fort · East Tennessee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Booker T Washington State Park · park · East Tennessee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Missionary Ridge · viewpoint · Walker · ~26 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lakes · lake · East Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Water Fall Cove · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Park · park · East Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pan Gap Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pan Gap Dam

• Nickajack Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lakes · lake · East Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hidden Valley Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Chickamauga Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Marvin · lake · DeKalb · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · East Tennessee · ~85 km · Must-see
• Woods Reservoir · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~86 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~91 km · Must-see
• Tims Ford Lake · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~99 km · Must-see

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