Kigwe Dam

Kigwe 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 Kigwe 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 Kigwe Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -1.14588, 37.05187. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kigwe Dam

• Channia Falls · waterfall · Kiambu · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ol Donyo Sabuk · viewpoint · Machakos County · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fourteen Falls · waterfall · Kiambu · ~30 km · Must-see
• East Africa Satsang Swaminarayan Temple · church · Nairobi County · ~37 km · Must-see
• August 7th Memorial Park · fort · Nairobi County · ~37 km · Must-see
• Khoja Mosque · dargah · Nairobi County · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jeevanjee Gardens · park · Nairobi County · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jamia Mosque · dargah · Nairobi County · ~37 km · Must-see
• Holy Family Basilica · church · Nairobi County · ~38 km · Must-see
• Uhuru Park · park · Nairobi County · ~38 km · Must-see
• All Saints Cathedral · church · Nairobi County · ~39 km · Must-see
• Nairobi National Park · sanctuary · Nairobi County · ~43 km · Must-see
• Uhuru Gardens · park · Nairobi County · ~43 km · Must-see
• Nairobi Safari Walk · sanctuary · Nairobi County · ~46 km · Must-see
• David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust · park · Nairobi County · ~50 km · Must-see
• Giraffe Centre · sanctuary · Nairobi County · ~53 km · Must-see
• Catholic Diocese Of Machakos · church · Machakos County · ~60 km · Must-see
• JKUAT Monument · fort · Kiambu · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Kigwe Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kigwe Dam

• Lake Naivasha · lake · Nakuru · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lake Elmenteita · lake · Nakuru · ~149 km · Must-see
• JKUAT Dam · lake · Kiambu · ~9 km
• Gatombara Dam · lake · Murang'a County · ~17 km
• KWA MALU · lake · Machakos County · ~52 km
• Ndakaini Dam · lake · Murang'a County · ~53 km
• Kiserian Dam · lake · Kajiado County · ~64 km
• Masinga Dam · lake · Embu · ~83 km
• Ivui dam · lake · Makueni · ~87 km
• Lake Viewpoint · lake · Nakuru · ~89 km

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