Olympus Dam

Olympus 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 Olympus 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 Olympus Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.08762, -75.84144. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Olympus Dam

• Nescopeck State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~5 km · Must-see
• Francis E. Walter Dam · lake · Carbon · ~13 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lehigh Gorge State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hickory Run State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Broad Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pinchot Trail System · trek · Lackawanna · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Monument · fort · Luzerne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Monument Park · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Broad Run Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pisgah Vista · viewpoint · Carbon · ~32 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area · lake · Luzerne · ~32 km · Must-see
• Old Jail Museum · museum · Carbon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mauch Chunk Dam · lake · Carbon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pikes Creek Reservoir · lake · Luzerne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Frances Slocum State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Olympus Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Olympus Dam

• Francis E. Walter Dam · lake · Carbon · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Broad Run Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area · lake · Luzerne · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mauch Chunk Dam · lake · Carbon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pikes Creek Reservoir · lake · Luzerne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Choctaw · lake · Luzerne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Nesbitt Reservoir · lake · Lackawanna · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Louise · lake · Luzerne · ~42 km · Must-see
• Harveys Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~43 km · Must-see

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