Peterson Dam

Peterson 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 Peterson 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 Peterson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.42462, -85.97346. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Peterson Dam

• Hess Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Manistee National Forest · sanctuary · Oceana · ~23 km · Must-see
• Rollway Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Croton Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Michigan's Adventure · park · Muskegon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hardy Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Muskegon Art Museum · museum · Muskegon · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hackley Park · sanctuary · Muskegon · ~39 km · Must-see
• White Lake · lake · Muskegon · ~40 km · Must-see
• Muskegon Lake · lake · Muskegon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake State Park · lake · Muskegon · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mona Lake · lake · Muskegon · ~44 km · Must-see
• USS Silversides · museum · Muskegon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Muskegon State Park · park · Muskegon · ~45 km · Must-see
• White River Light Station · lake · Muskegon · ~46 km · Must-see
• South Breakwater Light · lake · Michigan · ~47 km · Must-see
• P.J. Hoffmaster State Park · park · Muskegon · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette Railroad Locomotive 1223 · attraction · Ottawa · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Peterson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Peterson Dam

• Hess Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Rollway Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Croton Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hardy Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~36 km · Must-see
• White Lake · lake · Muskegon · ~40 km · Must-see
• Muskegon Lake · lake · Muskegon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake State Park · lake · Muskegon · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mona Lake · lake · Muskegon · ~44 km · Must-see
• White River Light Station · lake · Muskegon · ~46 km · Must-see
• South Breakwater Light · lake · Michigan · ~47 km · Must-see

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