Ross Dam

Ross 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 Ross 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 Ross Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.52254, -75.86966. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ross Dam

• Osterhout Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~4 km · Must-see
• Winola Mill Pond Dam · lake · Wyoming · ~4 km · Must-see
• Miller Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~10 km · Must-see
• Benson Hollow · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fords Lake · lake · Lackawanna · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sunbury Line · attraction · Wyoming · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Lackawanna · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lackawanna State Park · sanctuary · Lackawanna · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Manjo · lake · Luzerne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Louise · lake · Luzerne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Forkston Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~21 km · Must-see
• Anthracite Museum · museum · Lackawanna · ~22 km · Must-see
• McDade Park · park · Lackawanna · ~22 km · Must-see
• Campbell's Ledge · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fox Hollow · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~25 km · Must-see
• Houdini Museum · museum · Lackawanna · ~25 km · Must-see
• Weston Field · park · Lackawanna · ~25 km · Must-see
• Frances Slocum State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ross Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ross Dam

• Winola Mill Pond Dam · lake · Wyoming · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fords Lake · lake · Lackawanna · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Manjo · lake · Luzerne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Louise · lake · Luzerne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Harveys Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Scranton Dam · lake · Lackawanna · ~32 km · Must-see
• Nesbitt Reservoir · lake · Lackawanna · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pikes Creek Reservoir · lake · Luzerne · ~39 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area · lake · Luzerne · ~41 km · Must-see
• Saxe Pond · lake · Bradford · ~48 km · Must-see

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