Van Rhijn Dam

Van Rhijn 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 Van Rhijn 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 Van Rhijn Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -26.54967, 18.15581. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Van Rhijn Dam

• Quiver Tree Forest · attraction · Karas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Alte Post · fort · Karas · ~5 km
• Eagle Monument · fort · Karas · ~5 km
• Keetmanshoop Municipal Museum · museum · Karas · ~5 km
• Eagle Monument · fort · Karas · ~30 km
• Ammonskopf · viewpoint · Karas · ~35 km
• Schlangkopf · viewpoint · Karas · ~44 km
• Boguberge · viewpoint · Karas · ~49 km
• Neckartal Dam · lake · Karas · ~56 km
• Naute Dam · lake · Karas · ~60 km
• Naiams · fort · Karas · ~64 km
• Watervaldiepgat · waterfall · Karas · ~69 km
• Quiver Tree Forest · sanctuary · Karas · ~1 km
• Gereformeerde Kerk · church · Karas · ~4 km
• Steam locomotive · attraction · Karas · ~4 km
• St. Nicholas AME church · church · Karas · ~4 km
• Lutherkirche · church · Karas · ~5 km
• Logos Family Church · church · Karas · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Van Rhijn Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Van Rhijn Dam

• Neckartal Dam · lake · Karas · ~56 km
• Naute Dam · lake · Karas · ~60 km
• Axis Dam · lake · Karas · ~16 km
• Merensky Dam · lake · Karas · ~17 km
• Earthen Dam · lake · Karas · ~110 km
• Dry Dam · lake · Karas · ~116 km

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