Markunas Dam

Markunas 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 Markunas 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 Markunas Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.61342, -76.97303. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Markunas Dam

• Fort Halifax · fort · Dauphin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Little Buffalo State Park · park · Perry · ~32 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dellville Covered Bridge · fort · Perry · ~38 km · Must-see
• Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~38 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Dauphin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Augusta & Hunter House Museum · museum · Northumberland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Shikellamy State Park · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Dauphin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~43 km · Must-see
• McCormick Island · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tall Timbers Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania National Fire Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake State Park · lake · Lebanon · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Markunas Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Markunas Dam

• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~34 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake State Park · lake · Lebanon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Halfway Dam · lake · Union · ~57 km · Must-see
• McCalls Dam State Park · lake · Centre · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Glory · lake · Columbia · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Chillisquauqe · lake · Montour · ~76 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~86 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~88 km · Must-see

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