Header Dam

Header 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 Header 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 Header Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.91209, -77.47231. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Header Dam

• Caledonia State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~0 km · Must-see
• Michaux State Forest · sanctuary · Adams · ~12 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fort Morris · fort · Cumberland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Historic Franklin County Jail · fort · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Zion Reformed Church · church · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chambers Fort Park · church · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Appalachian Trail Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pine Grove Furnace State Park · park · Cumberland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~26 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pen Mar Park · park · Washington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gettysburg National Military Park · attraction · Adams · ~30 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~30 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Header Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Header Dam

• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~62 km · Must-see
• Culler Lake · lake · Frederick · ~69 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~81 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~82 km · Must-see
• Prettyboy Reservoir · lake · Baltimore · ~86 km · Must-see
• Liberty Reservoir · lake · Carroll · ~89 km · Must-see
• Raystown Lake · lake · Huntingdon · ~91 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Berkeley · ~92 km · Must-see

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