Mill Dam

Mill 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 Mill 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 Mill Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.17528, -70.77250. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mill Dam

• First Parish Church Site-Dover Point · fort · Strafford · ~8 km · Must-see
• Salmon Falls Mill Historic District · waterfall · Strafford · ~10 km · Must-see
• Garrison Hill Tower · park · Strafford · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dover Baptist Church · church · Strafford · ~11 km · Must-see
• Moffatt-Ladd House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~13 km · Must-see
• MacPheadris–Warner House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Prescott Park · park · Rockingham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Strawbery Banke Museum · museum · Rockingham · ~14 km · Must-see
• South Church · church · Rockingham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Governor John Langdon House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Wentworth-Gardner House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Leary Field · park · Rockingham · ~15 km · Must-see
• Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fort Constitution Historic Site · fort · Rockingham · ~16 km · Must-see
• Portsmouth Harbor Light · museum · Rockingham · ~16 km · Must-see
• John Sullivan House · sanctuary · Strafford · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wentworth–Coolidge Mansion · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~16 km · Must-see
• Smith Chapel · church · Strafford · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mill Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mill Dam

• Bellamy Reservoir Dam · lake · Strafford · ~18 km · Must-see
• Swains Lake · lake · Strafford · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mendums Pond · lake · Strafford · ~30 km · Must-see
• Exeter Reservoir · lake · Rockingham · ~31 km · Must-see
• Baxter Lake · lake · Strafford · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pawtuckaway Lake · lake · Rockingham · ~40 km · Must-see
• Milton Pond · lake · Strafford · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bow Lake · lake · Strafford · ~42 km · Must-see
• Northeast Pond · lake · Strafford · ~43 km · Must-see
• Powwow Pond · lake · Rockingham · ~45 km · Must-see

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