Patterson Dam

Patterson 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 Patterson 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 Patterson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.74527, -80.31558. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Patterson Dam

• 155mm Gun M1 · attraction · Beaver · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fort McIntosh park · fort · Beaver · ~8 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 148 · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~17 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 173 · sanctuary · Beaver · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple · church · Butler · ~20 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 285 · sanctuary · Beaver · ~20 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Columbiana · ~24 km · Must-see
• McConnells Mill State Park · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~28 km · Must-see
• Little Blue Run Lake · lake · Beaver · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dashields Locks and Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~29 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 189 · sanctuary · Beaver · ~31 km · Must-see
• World's Largest Teapot · attraction · Hancock · ~31 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center · museum · Columbiana · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cascade Park · waterfall · Lawrence · ~32 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Creek State Park · sanctuary · Beaver · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hillcrest Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hancock · ~35 km · Must-see
• North Park · park · Allegheny · ~38 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hollow Conservation Area · sanctuary · Allegheny · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Patterson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Patterson Dam

• Little Blue Run Lake · lake · Beaver · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dashields Locks and Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~29 km · Must-see
• Emsworth Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~41 km · Must-see
• Evans Lake · lake · Mahoning · ~44 km · Must-see
• New Cumberland Locks and Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain · lake · Allegheny · ~57 km · Must-see
• Panther Hollow Lake · lake · Allegheny · ~58 km · Must-see
• Guilford Lake Dam · lake · Columbiana · ~58 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Lake State Park · lake · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Canonsburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~69 km · Must-see

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