Cliftons Pond Dam

Cliftons Pond 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Cliftons Pond 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 Cliftons Pond Dam — distance from nearby cities

Nearest towns: places near Louisburg (15 km) · places near Youngsville (15 km) · places near Rolesville (17 km)

Coordinates: 36.00099, -78.34555. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cliftons Pond Dam

• St James Episcopal Church · church · Vance · ~33 km · Must-see
• North Raleigh United Methodist Church · church · Wake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn · lake · Wake · ~43 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Chapel · church · Wake · ~43 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Museum of History · fort · Wake · ~45 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Wake · ~45 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Raleigh · church · Wake · ~45 km · Must-see
• Edenton Street United Methodist Church · church · Wake · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pullen Memorial Baptist Church · church · Wake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pullen Park · park · Wake · ~47 km · Must-see
• Carousel · attraction · Wake · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dorothea Dix Park · park · Wake · ~48 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Museum of Art · museum · Wake · ~48 km · Must-see
• JC Raulston Arboretum · park · Wake · ~49 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake Dam · lake · Wilson · ~50 km · Must-see
• William B. Umstead State Park · sanctuary · Wake · ~50 km · Must-see
• WHPY-AM (Clayton) · attraction · Johnston · ~52 km · Must-see
• Yates Mill · museum · Wake · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cliftons Pond Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cliftons Pond Dam

• Lake Lynn · lake · Wake · ~43 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake Dam · lake · Wilson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree County Park · lake · Wake · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree · lake · Wake · ~55 km · Must-see
• Little River Dam · lake · Durham · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sunset Lake · lake · Wake · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake Dam · lake · Wake · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Wake · ~72 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~80 km · Must-see

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