Notable lake · Lancashire, Lancashire
Dock Tarn
Dock Tarn is a lake in Lancashire, Lancashire.
Dock Tarn: 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 Dock Tarn
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 Dock Tarn — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 54.51926, -3.12342. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Dock Tarn
- Grange Fell - Brund Fell (Wainwright) · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~3 km · Must-see
- Bell Crags · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~3 km · Must-see
- Borrowdale · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~3 km · Must-see
- High Tove · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~3 km · Must-see
- Armboth Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~4 km · Must-see
- Ullscarf · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~4 km · Must-see
- High Spy · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~5 km · Must-see
- Thirlmere · lake · Lancashire · ~6 km · Must-see
- Glaramara · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~6 km · Must-see
- Wythburn Church · church · Lancashire · ~6 km · Must-see
- The English Lake District · lake · Lancashire · ~7 km · Must-see
- Maiden Moor · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~7 km · Must-see
- Bleaberry Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~7 km · Must-see
- Steel Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~7 km · Must-see
- Sergeant Man · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~7 km · Must-see
- Grey Knotts · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~7 km · Must-see
- Gibson Knott (Wainwright Cairn) · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~8 km · Must-see
- Seathwaite Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~8 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dock Tarn
- Thirlmere · lake · Lancashire · ~6 km · Must-see
- The English Lake District · lake · Lancashire · ~7 km · Must-see
- Derwentwater · lake · Lancashire · ~8 km · Must-see
- Buttermere · lake · Lancashire · ~11 km · Must-see
- Grasmere · lake · Lancashire · ~13 km · Must-see
- Crummock Water · lake · Lancashire · ~15 km · Must-see
- Brothers Water · lake · Lancashire · ~16 km · Must-see
- Wast Water · lake · Lancashire · ~18 km · Must-see
- Tarn Hows · lake · Lancashire · ~19 km · Must-see
- Bassenthwaite Lake · lake · Lancashire · ~20 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Dock Tarn full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Dock Tarn yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Dock Tarn?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Dock Tarn?
Nearby: Grange Fell - Brund Fell (Wainwright) (viewpoint, 3 km), Bell Crags (viewpoint, 3 km), Borrowdale (viewpoint, 3 km), High Tove (viewpoint, 3 km), Armboth Fell (viewpoint, 4 km), Ullscarf (viewpoint, 4 km).
Is Dock Tarn worth visiting?
Dock Tarn is listed as a notable lake in Lancashire on Spotwander.