Richards Dam

Richards 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 Richards 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 Richards Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.22843, -74.93017. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Richards Dam

• George W. Childs Recreation Site · sanctuary · Sussex · ~2 km · Must-see
• Van Campen Inn · fort · Sussex · ~10 km · Must-see
• Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pike · ~12 km · Must-see
• Thunder Swamp Trail System · trek · Pike · ~14 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bird Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kittatinny Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~15 km · Must-see
• Stokes State Forest · sanctuary · Sussex · ~16 km · Must-see
• Paradise Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Owassa · lake · Sussex · ~16 km · Must-see
• Grey Towers National Historic Site · park · Pike · ~18 km · Must-see
• Culvers Lake Dam · lake · Sussex · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sunrise Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~22 km · Must-see
• Delaware State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Swartswood Lake · lake · Sussex · ~24 km · Must-see
• Space Farms Zoo & Museum · museum · Sussex · ~25 km · Must-see
• Catfish Station Fire Tower · viewpoint · Warren · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Richards Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Richards Dam

• Lake Owassa · lake · Sussex · ~16 km · Must-see
• Culvers Lake Dam · lake · Sussex · ~18 km · Must-see
• Swartswood Lake · lake · Sussex · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Neepaulin · lake · Sussex · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sunfish Pond · lake · Warren · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fairview Lake · lake · Pike · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Mohawk · lake · Sussex · ~40 km · Must-see
• Little Pond · lake · Orange · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake DeVenoge · lake · Pike · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Wallenpaupack · lake · Pike · ~42 km · Must-see

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