Farnum Dam

Farnum 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 Farnum 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 Farnum Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.24079, -72.88160. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Farnum Dam

• Griffith Lake · lake · Rutland · ~12 km · Must-see
• Magic Mountain Ski Area · attraction · Windham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Rutland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Aeolus · viewpoint · Bennington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Weston Priory · church · Windsor · ~16 km · Must-see
• Terrible Mountain · viewpoint · Windsor · ~17 km · Must-see
• Dorset Mountain · viewpoint · Rutland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Jamaica State Park · sanctuary · Windham · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ball Mountain Dam · lake · Windham · ~19 km · Must-see
• The American Museum of Fly Fishing · museum · Bennington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Stratton Mountain · viewpoint · Windham · ~22 km · Must-see
• Manchester Village Historic District · sanctuary · Bennington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Okemo State Forest · sanctuary · Windsor · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lye Brook Wilderness · sanctuary · Bennington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Equinox Mountain · viewpoint · Bennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ludlow Mountain · viewpoint · Rutland · ~26 km · Must-see
• United Church of Ludlow · church · Windsor · ~28 km · Must-see
• Congregational Church of Chester · church · Windsor · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Farnum Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Farnum Dam

• Griffith Lake · lake · Rutland · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ball Mountain Dam · lake · Windham · ~19 km · Must-see
• Townshend Dam · lake · Windham · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Rescue · lake · Windsor · ~34 km · Must-see
• Amherst Lake Dam · lake · Windsor · ~38 km · Must-see
• Springfield · lake · Sullivan · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Shaftsbury · lake · Bennington · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Saint Catherine · lake · Rutland · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cossayuna Lake · lake · Bennington · ~55 km · Must-see
• Harriman Dam · lake · Windham · ~62 km · Must-see

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