Dam

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 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 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.13639, 76.90590. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dam

• Park named after the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan · park · Almaty · ~8 km · Must-see
• Храм святых первоверховных апостолов Петра и Павла · church · Almaty · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kok Zhailau · viewpoint · Almaty · ~9 km · Must-see
• Бас Ботаникалық Бақ · park · Almaty · ~12 km · Must-see
• Almaty Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Almaty · ~12 km · Must-see
• QBCC "Atakent" · park · Almaty · ~12 km · Must-see
• Almaty Museum of Arts · museum · Almaty · ~13 km · Must-see
• Қаныш Имантайұлы Сәтбаев · fort · Almaty · ~14 km · Must-see
• Big Almaty Lake · lake · Almaty · ~14 km · Must-see
• Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan · museum · Almaty · ~15 km · Must-see
• Верненская обсерватория · fort · Almaty · ~15 km · Must-see
• Almaty Television Tower · attraction · Almaty · ~15 km · Must-see
• Golden Warrior · fort · Almaty · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kok-Tobe Park · park · Almaty · ~15 km · Must-see
• The Beatles · fort · Almaty · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sayran · lake · Almaty · ~15 km · Must-see
• Abay monument · fort · Almaty · ~16 km · Must-see
• Taras Shevchenko · fort · Almaty · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dam

• Big Almaty Lake · lake · Almaty · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sayran · lake · Almaty · ~15 km · Must-see
• Akkol · lake · Almaty Region · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Esik · lake · Almaty Region · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sorbulak · lake · Almaty Region · ~83 km · Must-see
• Qapşağay reservoir · lake · Almaty Region · ~120 km · Must-see
• Медеу бөгеті · lake · Almaty · ~16 km
• Manshuk Mametova Lake · lake · Almaty Region · ~21 km
• Жашыл-Көл · lake · Chuy Region · ~38 km
• Great Almatı canal · lake · Almaty Region · ~49 km

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