Skelton Dam

Skelton Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Skelton Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Skelton Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.57112, -70.55778. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Skelton Dam

• Funtown Splashtown USA · park · York · ~14 km · Must-see
• Saint Andre Church · church · York · ~16 km · Must-see
• First Parish Meetinghouse · church · York · ~20 km · Must-see
• Seashore Trolley Museum · museum · York · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Arrowhead · lake · York · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Arrowhead · lake · Carroll · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cascade Falls, Old Orchard Beach · waterfall · Cumberland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Old Red Church · church · Cumberland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Saco Bay · beach · York · ~24 km · Must-see
• Wood Island Light Station · fort · York · ~28 km · Must-see
• Higgins Beach · beach · Cumberland · ~29 km · Must-see
• F.O.J. Smith Tomb · fort · Cumberland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fore River Parkway Trail · trek · Cumberland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mayor Baxter Woods · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Deering Oaks Park · park · Cumberland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument · fort · Cumberland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Portland Fire Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Allen Park · fort · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Skelton Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Skelton Dam

• Lake Arrowhead · lake · York · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Arrowhead · lake · Carroll · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sebago Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wilson Lake · lake · York · ~38 km · Must-see
• Horn Pond · lake · Carroll · ~41 km · Must-see
• Great East Lake Beach · lake · Carroll · ~42 km · Must-see
• Stump Pond (Balch Pond) · lake · Carroll · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Ivanhoe · lake · Carroll · ~44 km · Must-see
• Northeast Pond · lake · Strafford · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lovell Lake · lake · Carroll · ~45 km · Must-see

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