Upper Dam

Upper 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 Upper 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 Upper Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.36675, -77.02803. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Dam

• Dellville Covered Bridge · fort · Perry · ~9 km · Must-see
• McCormick Island · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Dauphin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Dauphin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania National Fire Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Dauphin · ~19 km · Must-see
• German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church · church · Dauphin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Peace Church · church · Cumberland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Salem United Church of Christ · church · Dauphin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Little Buffalo State Park · park · Perry · ~21 km · Must-see
• State Museum of Pennsylvania · museum · Dauphin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick · church · Dauphin · ~21 km · Must-see
• City Island · park · Dauphin · ~21 km · Must-see
• John Harris Mansion · fort · Dauphin · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Dam

• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake State Park · lake · Lebanon · ~46 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~55 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~63 km · Must-see
• Halfway Dam · lake · Union · ~88 km · Must-see
• McCalls Dam State Park · lake · Centre · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Glory · lake · Columbia · ~96 km · Must-see
• Blue Marsh Lake · lake · Berks · ~101 km · Must-see

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