Basset Dam

Basset 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 Basset 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 Basset Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.59183, -75.70834. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Basset Dam

• Lackawanna State Park · sanctuary · Lackawanna · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sunbury Line · attraction · Wyoming · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fords Lake · lake · Lackawanna · ~15 km · Must-see
• Winola Mill Pond Dam · lake · Wyoming · ~18 km · Must-see
• Archbald Pothole State Park · park · Lackawanna · ~19 km · Must-see
• Osterhout Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Lackawanna · ~22 km · Must-see
• Elk Hill · viewpoint · Susquehanna · ~22 km · Must-see
• Houdini Museum · museum · Lackawanna · ~23 km · Must-see
• Weston Field · park · Lackawanna · ~24 km · Must-see
• McDade Park · park · Lackawanna · ~24 km · Must-see
• Anthracite Museum · museum · Lackawanna · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saint Peter's Cathedral · church · Lackawanna · ~26 km · Must-see
• Steamtown National Historic Site · sanctuary · Lackawanna · ~26 km · Must-see
• Scranton Iron Furnaces · attraction · Lackawanna · ~27 km · Must-see
• Nay Aug Park · park · Lackawanna · ~27 km · Must-see
• Everhart Museum · museum · Lackawanna · ~27 km · Must-see
• Miller Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Basset Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Basset Dam

• Fords Lake · lake · Lackawanna · ~15 km · Must-see
• Winola Mill Pond Dam · lake · Wyoming · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Scranton Dam · lake · Lackawanna · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Manjo · lake · Luzerne · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Louise · lake · Luzerne · ~36 km · Must-see
• Page Lake · lake · Susquehanna · ~38 km · Must-see
• Nesbitt Reservoir · lake · Lackawanna · ~39 km · Must-see
• Harveys Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lower Wood Pond Dam · lake · Wayne · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Lacawac · lake · Wayne · ~52 km · Must-see

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