Sample Run Dam

Sample Run 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 Sample Run 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 Sample Run Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.66403, -79.35003. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sample Run Dam

• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~14 km · Must-see
• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~18 km · Must-see
• Jimmy Stewart Statue · museum · Indiana · ~21 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 247 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~27 km · Must-see
• Loyalhanna Lake National Recreation Area · lake · Westmoreland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Beaver Run Reservoir · lake · Westmoreland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Yellow Creek State Park · sanctuary · Indiana · ~36 km · Must-see
• Todd Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Butler · ~38 km · Must-see
• Keystone State Park · park · Westmoreland · ~41 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 137 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~45 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 259 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~45 km · Must-see
• Buttermilk Falls Natural Area · waterfall · Indiana · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ghost Town Trail · trek · Indiana · ~48 km · Must-see
• Squirrel Hill Site · fort · Westmoreland · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hempfield Area Parks and Recreation · park · Westmoreland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Deer Lakes Park · park · Allegheny · ~49 km · Must-see
• Boyce Park · park · Allegheny · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bushy Run Battlefield Park · fort · Westmoreland · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sample Run Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sample Run Dam

• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~14 km · Must-see
• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~18 km · Must-see
• Loyalhanna Lake National Recreation Area · lake · Westmoreland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Beaver Run Reservoir · lake · Westmoreland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Panther Hollow Lake · lake · Allegheny · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain · lake · Allegheny · ~71 km · Must-see
• Quemahoning Reservoir · lake · Somerset · ~80 km · Must-see
• Emsworth Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~81 km · Must-see
• Dashields Locks and Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~91 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Lake · lake · Clearfield · ~94 km · Must-see

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