Edwards Dam

Edwards 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 Edwards 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 Edwards Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.49361, -79.16178. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Edwards Dam

• Buttermilk Falls Natural Area · waterfall · Indiana · ~14 km · Must-see
• Squirrel Hill Site · fort · Westmoreland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Jimmy Stewart Statue · museum · Indiana · ~18 km · Must-see
• Yellow Creek State Park · sanctuary · Indiana · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ghost Town Trail · trek · Indiana · ~22 km · Must-see
• Keystone State Park · park · Westmoreland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Loyalhanna Lake National Recreation Area · lake · Westmoreland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wagner-Ritter House · museum · Cambria · ~33 km · Must-see
• Stackhouse Park · park · Cambria · ~33 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Inclined Plane · fort · Cambria · ~34 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Flood Museum · museum · Cambria · ~34 km · Must-see
• Idlewild Park · park · Westmoreland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wild Mouse · temple · Westmoreland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Saint John Gualbert Cathedral · church · Cambria · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Ligonier · fort · Westmoreland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge · viewpoint · Westmoreland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Beaver Run Reservoir · lake · Westmoreland · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Edwards Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Edwards Dam

• Loyalhanna Lake National Recreation Area · lake · Westmoreland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~38 km · Must-see
• Beaver Run Reservoir · lake · Westmoreland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~47 km · Must-see
• Quemahoning Reservoir · lake · Somerset · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~75 km · Must-see
• Panther Hollow Lake · lake · Allegheny · ~84 km · Must-see
• Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain · lake · Allegheny · ~84 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Lake · lake · Bedford · ~85 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Lake · lake · Clearfield · ~90 km · Must-see

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