Eckerd Dam

Eckerd Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Eckerd Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Eckerd Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.41650, -77.18591. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Eckerd Dam

• Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~2 km · Must-see
• Little Buffalo State Park · park · Perry · ~5 km · Must-see
• Dellville Covered Bridge · fort · Perry · ~10 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Dauphin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Colonel Denning State Park · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Carlisle Baptist Church · church · Cumberland · ~31 km · Must-see
• McCormick Island · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora State Forest · sanctuary · Perry · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Dauphin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Peace Church · church · Cumberland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania National Fire Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Dauphin · ~37 km · Must-see
• German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church · church · Dauphin · ~38 km · Must-see
• Salem United Church of Christ · church · Dauphin · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Eckerd Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Eckerd Dam

• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~53 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~55 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake State Park · lake · Lebanon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Halfway Dam · lake · Union · ~80 km · Must-see
• McCalls Dam State Park · lake · Centre · ~83 km · Must-see
• University Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~84 km · Must-see
• Warrior Ridge Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~91 km · Must-see

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