Balsam Swamp Dam

Balsam Swamp 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 Balsam Swamp 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 Balsam Swamp Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.54669, -75.76039. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Balsam Swamp Dam

• Berry Hill · viewpoint · Chenango · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bowman Lake State Park · lake · Chenango · ~9 km · Must-see
• Long Pond Dam · lake · Chenango · ~20 km · Must-see
• Norwich Jewish Center · church · Chenango · ~24 km · Must-see
• Muller Hill State Forest · sanctuary · Madison · ~28 km · Must-see
• Chenango Lake · lake · Chenango · ~33 km · Must-see
• Guilford Lake Dam · lake · Chenango · ~33 km · Must-see
• Whitney Point Lake · lake · Broome · ~34 km · Must-see
• Squirrel Hill · viewpoint · Chenango · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Reservoir · lake · Vermont · ~39 km · Must-see
• DeRuyter Reservoir · lake · Madison · ~40 km · Must-see
• Virgil Mountain · viewpoint · Cortland · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hunts Pond State Forest · sanctuary · Chenango · ~40 km · Must-see
• Highland Forest · park · Onondaga · ~41 km · Must-see
• Unitarian Universalist Church of Cortland · church · Cortland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Heiberg Memorial Forest · sanctuary · Cortland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Eaton Reservoir · lake · Madison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Free Methodist Church of Cortland · church · Cortland · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Balsam Swamp Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Balsam Swamp Dam

• Bowman Lake State Park · lake · Chenango · ~9 km · Must-see
• Long Pond Dam · lake · Chenango · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chenango Lake · lake · Chenango · ~33 km · Must-see
• Guilford Lake Dam · lake · Chenango · ~33 km · Must-see
• Whitney Point Lake · lake · Broome · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Reservoir · lake · Vermont · ~39 km · Must-see
• DeRuyter Reservoir · lake · Madison · ~40 km · Must-see
• Eaton Reservoir · lake · Madison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Eaton Reservoir · lake · Vermont · ~44 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Lake · lake · Madison · ~44 km · Must-see

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