Rapps Dam

Rapps 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 Rapps 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 Rapps Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.13594, -75.55714. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rapps Dam

• Black Rock Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~6 km · Must-see
• Jacob Wisner House · fort · Chester · ~9 km · Must-see
• Wharton Esherick Museum · museum · Chester · ~10 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley · church · Chester · ~10 km · Must-see
• Chester Valley Trail · trek · Chester · ~12 km · Must-see
• Augustus Lutheran Church · church · Montgomery · ~12 km · Must-see
• Valley Forge National Historical Park · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~13 km · Must-see
• Washington Memorial Chapel · church · Montgomery · ~13 km · Must-see
• Welkinweir · park · Chester · ~13 km · Must-see
• Washington Memorial Chapel · church · Gloucester · ~13 km · Must-see
• Jenkins Arboretum · park · Gloucester · ~17 km · Must-see
• Marsh Creek Reservoir · lake · Chester · ~20 km · Must-see
• American Helicopter Museum & Education Center · museum · Chester · ~20 km · Must-see
• Marsh Creek State Park · sanctuary · Chester · ~20 km · Must-see
• Radnor Hunt Club · park · Gloucester · ~21 km · Must-see
• Norristown Farm Park · park · Montgomery · ~22 km · Must-see
• Chanticleer Garden · sanctuary · Delaware · ~23 km · Must-see
• Elmwood Park Zoo · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rapps Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rapps Dam

• Black Rock Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~6 km · Must-see
• Marsh Creek Reservoir · lake · Chester · ~20 km · Must-see
• Springton Lake, Pennsylvania · lake · New Castle · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dove Lake · lake · Camden · ~32 km · Must-see
• Gustine Lake · lake · Camden · ~41 km · Must-see
• Antietam Lake · lake · Berks · ~45 km · Must-see
• Peace Valley Reservoir · lake · Hunterdon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Galena · lake · Bucks · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hoopes Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Nockamixon · lake · Hunterdon · ~58 km · Must-see

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