Allison Dam

Allison 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 Allison 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 Allison Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.98214, -79.86645. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Allison Dam

• Saint Peter's Church · church · Fayette · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sugar Grove Church · church · Greene · ~23 km · Must-see
• Shady Grove Park · park · Fayette · ~24 km · Must-see
• Friendship Hill National Historic Site · sanctuary · Fayette · ~30 km · Must-see
• Laurel Caverns · cave · Fayette · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wharton Furnace · attraction · Fayette · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival · park · Westmoreland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Necessity National Battlefield · fort · Fayette · ~34 km · Must-see
• Round Hill Park · park · Allegheny · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mingo Church · church · Washington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Quebec Run Wild Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cheat Lake · lake · Monongalia · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ferncliff Peninsula Natural Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cheat Lake · lake · Fayette · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fallingwater · museum · Fayette · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ohiopyle State Park · sanctuary · Fayette · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area · sanctuary · Allegheny · ~46 km · Must-see
• Forbes State Forest · sanctuary · Fayette · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Allison Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Allison Dam

• Cheat Lake · lake · Monongalia · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cheat Lake · lake · Fayette · ~43 km · Must-see
• Canonsburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~49 km · Must-see
• Youghiogheny River Lake · lake · Somerset · ~62 km · Must-see
• Panther Hollow Lake · lake · Allegheny · ~64 km · Must-see
• Youghiogheny Reservoir · lake · Garrett · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain · lake · Allegheny · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bear Rocks Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Ohio · ~72 km · Must-see
• Beaver Run Reservoir · lake · Westmoreland · ~76 km · Must-see
• Emsworth Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~76 km · Must-see

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