Davis Dam

Davis 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 Davis 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 Davis Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.66673, -78.88253. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Davis Dam

• Yellow Creek State Park · sanctuary · Indiana · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ghost Town Trail · trek · Indiana · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jimmy Stewart Statue · museum · Indiana · ~29 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel · church · Cambria · ~35 km · Must-see
• Prince Gallitzin State Park · sanctuary · Cambria · ~37 km · Must-see
• Gobbler's Knob · park · Jefferson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Gallitzin State Forest · sanctuary · Cambria · ~38 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 108 · sanctuary · Cambria · ~39 km · Must-see
• Buttermilk Falls Natural Area · waterfall · Indiana · ~40 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site · sanctuary · Cambria · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~44 km · Must-see
• Squirrel Hill Site · fort · Westmoreland · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wagner-Ritter House · museum · Cambria · ~46 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Flood National Memorial · sanctuary · Cambria · ~46 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Flood Museum · museum · Cambria · ~47 km · Must-see
• Stackhouse Park · park · Cambria · ~47 km · Must-see
• Saint John Gualbert Cathedral · church · Cambria · ~48 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Inclined Plane · fort · Cambria · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Davis Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Davis Dam

• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~51 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Lake · lake · Clearfield · ~53 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~55 km · Must-see
• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~66 km · Must-see
• Loyalhanna Lake National Recreation Area · lake · Westmoreland · ~66 km · Must-see
• Quemahoning Reservoir · lake · Somerset · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Sabula Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~71 km · Must-see
• Beaver Run Reservoir · lake · Westmoreland · ~77 km · Must-see
• Parker Dam State Park · lake · Clearfield · ~84 km · Must-see

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