Messinger Dam

Messinger 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 Messinger 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 Messinger Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.71181, -80.41978. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Messinger Dam

• Rowan Museum · museum · Rowan · ~8 km · Must-see
• Boone's Cave Park · cave · Davidson · ~13 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Davidson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Old Davidson County Courthouse · museum · Davidson · ~24 km · Must-see
• First Reformed United Church of Christ · church · Davidson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Thyatira Presbyterian Church · church · Rowan · ~26 km · Must-see
• Grace-Lower Stone Church · church · Rowan · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tanglewood Arboretum · sanctuary · Forsyth · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn Dam · lake · Cabarrus · ~45 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~55 km · Must-see
• Carolina Renaissance Festival · park · Mecklenburg · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cul Res Fort Dobbs · fort · Iredell · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hanes Park · park · Forsyth · ~57 km · Must-see
• Birkhead Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Randolph · ~58 km · Must-see
• NCMA Winston-Salem (formerly SECCA) · church · Forsyth · ~59 km · Must-see
• Reynolda Gardens · park · Forsyth · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Messinger Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Messinger Dam

• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn Dam · lake · Cabarrus · ~45 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Norman · lake · Catawba · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Stanly · ~68 km · Must-see
• Randleman Lake · lake · Randolph · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mountain Island Lake · lake · Gaston · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Chesterfield · ~81 km · Must-see
• WIFM-FM (Elkin) · lake · Yadkin · ~82 km · Must-see

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