Piney Run Dam

Piney Run 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 Piney Run 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 Piney Run Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.38802, -76.97587. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Piney Run Dam

• Piney Run Park · sanctuary · Carroll · ~2 km · Must-see
• Liberty Reservoir · lake · Carroll · ~10 km · Must-see
• Morgan Run Natural Environment Area · sanctuary · Carroll · ~13 km · Must-see
• Union Chapel · church · Howard · ~14 km · Must-see
• Howard County Conservancy at Mt. Pleasant · sanctuary · Howard · ~15 km · Must-see
• Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area · sanctuary · Baltimore · ~15 km · Must-see
• Glyndon Historic District · fort · Baltimore · ~21 km · Must-see
• Gwynnbrook Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Baltimore · ~22 km · Must-see
• Patapsco Valley State Park · sanctuary · Howard · ~23 km · Must-see
• Patuxent River State Park · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~23 km · Must-see
• Carroll County Farm Museum · museum · Carroll · ~24 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Howard · ~24 km · Must-see
• Centennial Lake · lake · Howard · ~24 km · Must-see
• Triadelphia Reservoir · lake · Howard · ~24 km · Must-see
• Trolley Line #9 Trail · trek · Baltimore · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mt. Gilboa A.M.E. Church · church · Baltimore · ~26 km · Must-see
• Rachel Carson Conservation Park · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~26 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum · museum · Baltimore · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Piney Run Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Piney Run Dam

• Liberty Reservoir · lake · Carroll · ~10 km · Must-see
• Centennial Lake · lake · Howard · ~24 km · Must-see
• Triadelphia Reservoir · lake · Howard · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Kittamaqundi · lake · Howard · ~27 km · Must-see
• Quarry Lake · lake · Baltimore · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Elkhorn · lake · Howard · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rocky Gorge Reservoir · lake · Montgomery · ~36 km · Must-see
• Druid Lake · lake · Baltimore · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Needwood · lake · Montgomery · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Needwood · lake · District of Columbia · ~41 km · Must-see

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