Black Dam

Black 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 Black 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 Black Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.19175, -77.37304. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Dam

• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~13 km · Must-see
• Colonel Denning State Park · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Carlisle Baptist Church · church · Cumberland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Appalachian Trail Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pine Grove Furnace State Park · park · Cumberland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Morris · fort · Cumberland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fowlers Hollow State Park · sanctuary · Perry · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora State Forest · sanctuary · Perry · ~28 km · Must-see
• Conococheague Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~29 km · Must-see
• Big Spring State Park · sanctuary · Perry · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dellville Covered Bridge · fort · Perry · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~36 km · Must-see
• Michaux State Forest · sanctuary · Adams · ~38 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Black Dam

• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Raystown Lake · lake · Huntingdon · ~82 km · Must-see
• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~82 km · Must-see
• Warrior Ridge Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~85 km · Must-see
• University Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~87 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~88 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake State Park · lake · Lebanon · ~88 km · Must-see

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