Mill Dam Preserve

Mill Dam Preserve: 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 Mill Dam Preserve

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 Mill Dam Preserve — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.34081, -68.89150. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mill Dam Preserve

• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~9 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wilson Museum · museum · Hancock · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~15 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~21 km · Must-see
• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Curtis Island Lighthouse · museum · Knox · ~25 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~29 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~32 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~32 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mill Dam Preserve

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mill Dam Preserve

• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~34 km · Must-see
• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Toddy Dam · lake · Hancock · ~38 km · Must-see
• Saint George Lake · lake · Waldo · ~45 km · Must-see
• Long Pond · lake · Hancock · ~53 km · Must-see
• Ellsworth Dam · lake · Hancock · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sheepscot Pond · lake · Waldo · ~54 km · Must-see

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