Dam Number Five

Dam Number Five: 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Dam Number Five

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 Dam Number Five — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.83244, -76.42766. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dam Number Five

• Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church · church · Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Knoebels Amusement Resort · park · Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Impulse · attraction · Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kozmo's Kurves · temple · Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Flying Turns · attraction · Northumberland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Phoenix · attraction · Northumberland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Black Diamond · attraction · Northumberland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Glory · lake · Columbia · ~11 km · Must-see
• Esther Furnace Road · fort · Columbia · ~11 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 329 · sanctuary · Schuylkill · ~14 km · Must-see
• Catawissa Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~17 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 58 · sanctuary · Columbia · ~18 km · Must-see
• Turkey Hill · viewpoint · Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
• McCauley Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Weiser State Forest · sanctuary · Schuylkill · ~27 km · Must-see
• Nescopeck Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Chapel · church · Schuylkill · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dam Number Five

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dam Number Five

• Lake Glory · lake · Columbia · ~11 km · Must-see
• Locust Lake State Park · lake · Schuylkill · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Choctaw · lake · Luzerne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Briar Creek Reservoir · lake · Columbia · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Chillisquauqe · lake · Montour · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~56 km · Must-see
• Broad Run Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~59 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake State Park · lake · Lebanon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Leaser Lake Dam · lake · Lehigh · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mauch Chunk Dam · lake · Carbon · ~66 km · Must-see

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