Fairford Dam

Fairford 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Fairford 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 Fairford Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.58815, -98.72824. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fairford Dam

• Lake St. Martin · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hilbre Beach · beach · Rural Municipality of Grahamdale · ~18 km
• Sterba Beach · beach · Rural Municipality of Grahamdale · ~27 km
• Lake St. Martin Beach · beach · Manitoba · ~34 km
• Basket Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~41 km
• Watchorn Provincial Park · sanctuary · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~45 km
• Proulx Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~49 km
• Crane Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~50 km
• Silver Bay Beach · beach · Municipality of West Interlake · ~55 km
• Mill Ridge · viewpoint · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~60 km
• Lonely Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Alonsa · ~69 km
• Manipogo Provincial Park · sanctuary · Rural Municipality of Lakeshore · ~71 km
• Fairford Sanctuary · church · Rural Municipality of Grahamdale · ~2 km
• Saint Helens · church · Rural Municipality of Grahamdale · ~3 km
• Fairford House of Prayer · church · Rural Municipality of Grahamdale · ~8 km
• Fox Point · beach · Rural Municipality of Grahamdale · ~8 km
• Bigstone Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Grahamdale · ~8 km
• Little Stone Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Grahamdale · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Fairford Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fairford Dam

• Lake St. Martin · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Manitoba · lake · Unorganized Division No. 18 (West) · ~82 km · Must-see
• Waterhen Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~100 km · Must-see
• Dauphin Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Dauphin · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnipeg · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~111 km · Must-see
• Chitek Lake Anishinaabe Provincial Park · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~132 km · Must-see
• Basket Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~41 km
• Proulx Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~49 km
• Crane Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~50 km
• Lonely Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Alonsa · ~69 km

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