Dam Number 5

Dam Number 5: 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 Dam Number 5

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 Dam Number 5 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.60609, -77.92273. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dam Number 5

• Fort Frederick State Park · fort · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Doubleday Hill Monument · fort · Washington · ~10 km · Must-see
• Skinners Gap · viewpoint · Washington · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Trail · trek · Washington · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops · attraction · Berkeley · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum · museum · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Washington County Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• City Park · park · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hager Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Third Hill Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~23 km · Must-see
• WJEJ-AM (Hagerstown) · attraction · Washington · ~23 km · Must-see
• North Mountain · viewpoint · Berkeley · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fairgrounds Park · park · Washington · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rumsey Monument · sanctuary · Washington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Third Hill Mountain · viewpoint · Berkeley · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Berkeley · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tolson Chapel · church · Washington · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dam Number 5

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dam Number 5

• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Berkeley · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Washington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Holiday · lake · Allegany · ~59 km · Must-see
• Culler Lake · lake · Frederick · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Habeeb · lake · Allegany · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Frederick · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~82 km · Must-see
• Little Seneca Lake · lake · Montgomery · ~88 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~89 km · Must-see

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