Vander Graaff Dam

Vander Graaff 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 Vander Graaff 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 Vander Graaff Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.51461, -82.58273. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Vander Graaff Dam

• Port Sanilac Light · beach · Sanilac · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~14 km · Must-see
• Harbor Beach Light · beach · Michigan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sanilac Petroglyphs State Park · park · Sanilac · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lakeport State Park · park · Saint Clair · ~56 km · Must-see
• Thumb Area Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Huron · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fort Gratiot Light · fort · Saint Clair · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fort St. Joseph · fort · Saint Clair · ~73 km · Must-see
• Thomas Edison Depot Museum · museum · Saint Clair · ~73 km · Must-see
• Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse · fort · Huron · ~74 km · Must-see
• Forester Park · park · Sanilac · ~1 km
• Stephens Park · park · Sanilac · ~21 km
• Riverbend Park · park · Sanilac · ~34 km
• Patrick Tierney Memorial Park · park · Michigan · ~35 km
• South Breakwater · fort · Michigan · ~46 km
• Bathing Beach Park · beach · Huron · ~46 km
• Main Breakwater · fort · Michigan · ~47 km
• North Breakwater · fort · Michigan · ~48 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Vander Graaff Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Vander Graaff Dam

• Rush Lake State Game Area · lake · Huron · ~87 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Tuscola · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lakeville Lake · lake · Oakland · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lake Orion · lake · Oakland · ~123 km · Must-see
• Tommys Lake · lake · Oakland · ~126 km · Must-see
• Upper Bushman Lake · lake · Oakland · ~129 km · Must-see
• Whipple Lake · lake · Oakland · ~130 km · Must-see
• Walters Lake · lake · Oakland · ~130 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Oakland · ~132 km · Must-see
• Lake Saint Clair Metropark · lake · Macomb · ~132 km · Must-see

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