Phoenix Dam

Phoenix 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 Phoenix 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 Phoenix Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.22773, -76.30101. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Phoenix Dam

• Long Branch Park · park · Onondaga · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fort Brewerton · fort · Oswego · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Neatahwanta · lake · Oswego · ~18 km · Must-see
• Onondaga Lake Park · lake · Onondaga · ~19 km · Must-see
• Oneida Shores Park · park · Onondaga · ~20 km · Must-see
• Onondaga Lake · lake · Onondaga · ~21 km · Must-see
• Onondaga Lake Parkway Bridge · lake · Onondaga · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Cayuga · ~23 km · Must-see
• Battle Island State Park · park · Oswego · ~23 km · Must-see
• Great New York State Fair · attraction · Onondaga · ~23 km · Must-see
• Camillus Park · park · Onondaga · ~25 km · Must-see
• Camillus First Baptist Church · church · Onondaga · ~26 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake · lake · Cayuga · ~26 km · Must-see
• Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus · church · Onondaga · ~27 km · Must-see
• Westcott Reservoir · lake · Onondaga · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tipperary Hill Heritage Memorial · attraction · Onondaga · ~28 km · Must-see
• James Pass Arboretum · sanctuary · Onondaga · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park · park · Onondaga · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Phoenix Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Phoenix Dam

• Lake Neatahwanta · lake · Oswego · ~18 km · Must-see
• Onondaga Lake Park · lake · Onondaga · ~19 km · Must-see
• Onondaga Lake · lake · Onondaga · ~21 km · Must-see
• Onondaga Lake Parkway Bridge · lake · Onondaga · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Cayuga · ~23 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake · lake · Cayuga · ~26 km · Must-see
• Westcott Reservoir · lake · Onondaga · ~28 km · Must-see
• Woodland Reservoir · lake · Onondaga · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hiawatha Lake · lake · Onondaga · ~31 km · Must-see
• Oneida Lake · lake · Oswego · ~38 km · Must-see

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