Dover Dam

Dover 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 Dover 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 Dover Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.50404, -84.44670. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dover Dam

• Fred George Greenway and Park · park · Leon · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson · lake · Leon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mission San Luis de Apalachee · park · Leon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tallahassee Museum · museum · Leon · ~18 km · Must-see
• Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park · park · Leon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More · church · Leon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Ella · lake · Leon · ~21 km · Must-see
• Trinity United Methodist Church · church · Leon · ~21 km · Must-see
• R.A. Gray Florida History Museum · museum · Leon · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saint Clements Chapel · church · Leon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Florida Historic Capitol Museum · museum · Leon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cascades Park · waterfall · Leon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park · sanctuary · Leon · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Overstreet · lake · Leon · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tallahassee Florida Temple · church · Leon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Munson · lake · Leon · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dover Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dover Dam

• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson · lake · Leon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Ella · lake · Leon · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Overstreet · lake · Leon · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Munson · lake · Leon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Leon · lake · Leon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Monkey Business · lake · Leon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hall Island · lake · Leon · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Lafayette · lake · Leon · ~37 km · Must-see

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