Parker Dam

Parker 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 Parker 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 Parker Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.19805, -78.50795. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Parker Dam

• Parker Dam State Park · lake · Clearfield · ~0 km · Must-see
• Simon B. Elliott State Park · sanctuary · Clearfield · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Sabula Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~18 km · Must-see
• Quehanna Trail · trek · Clearfield · ~21 km · Must-see
• Marion Brooks Natural Area · sanctuary · Elk · ~25 km · Must-see
• Decker's Chapel · church · Elk · ~29 km · Must-see
• Curtiss-Wright Nuclear Test Facility Reactor Site · sanctuary · Clearfield · ~29 km · Must-see
• Moshannon State Forest · sanctuary · Clearfield · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bilger's Rocks · park · Clearfield · ~30 km · Must-see
• Quehanna Wild Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~33 km · Must-see
• M. K. Goddard/Wykoff Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~33 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~34 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Lake · lake · Clearfield · ~36 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 14 · sanctuary · Cameron · ~36 km · Must-see
• Elk State Forest · sanctuary · Cameron · ~41 km · Must-see
• Johnson Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bendigo State Park · park · Elk · ~48 km · Must-see
• East Branch Lake · lake · Elk · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Parker Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Parker Dam

• Parker Dam State Park · lake · Clearfield · ~0 km · Must-see
• Lake Sabula Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~18 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~34 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Lake · lake · Clearfield · ~36 km · Must-see
• East Branch Lake · lake · Elk · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kettle Creek Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~65 km · Must-see
• Foster Joseph Sayers Dam · lake · Centre · ~96 km · Must-see
• University Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~103 km · Must-see

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