Huffman Dam

Huffman 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 Huffman 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 Huffman Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.92761, -81.95036. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Huffman Dam

• McClintic Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Mason · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hobson Site · fort · Meigs · ~16 km · Must-see
• Meigs County Fairgrounds · park · Meigs · ~20 km · Must-see
• Turkey Run Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Jackson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Randolph · fort · Gallia · ~22 km · Must-see
• Old Meigs County Courthouse · museum · Meigs · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tu-Endie-Wei Point Pleasant Battle Monument State Park · park · Mason · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mound Cemetery Mound · viewpoint · Meigs · ~26 km · Must-see
• Forked Run State Park · park · Meigs · ~30 km · Must-see
• Shade River State Forest · sanctuary · Meigs · ~32 km · Must-see
• Chief Cornstalk Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Mason · ~33 km · Must-see
• Gallia County Junior Fairgrounds · sanctuary · Gallia · ~33 km · Must-see
• Belleville Lock and Dam · lake · Wood · ~35 km · Must-see
• Frozen Camp Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Snowden · lake · Athens · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tight Squeeze Hollow · viewpoint · Washington · ~54 km · Must-see
• Amherst / Plymouth Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Putnam · ~57 km · Must-see
• Woodrum Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Jackson · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Huffman Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Huffman Dam

• Turkey Run Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Jackson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Belleville Lock and Dam · lake · Wood · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Snowden · lake · Athens · ~51 km · Must-see
• Woodrum Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Jackson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Athens · ~58 km · Must-see
• Veto Lake · lake · Washington · ~66 km · Must-see
• Wolf Plains · lake · Athens · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Alma State Park · lake · Vinton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Hammertown Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Katharine Dam · lake · Jackson · ~81 km · Must-see

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