Switzer Dam

Switzer 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 Switzer 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 Switzer Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.57245, -79.13738. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Switzer Dam

• Evick Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~9 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~17 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Troublesome Valley · viewpoint · Preston · ~19 km · Must-see
• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~32 km · Must-see
• North Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~35 km · Must-see
• North Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ramsey's Draft Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Germany Valley · viewpoint · Preston · ~38 km · Must-see
• River Knobs · viewpoint · Preston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Smoke Hole Canyon · sanctuary · Preston · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~45 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Switzer Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Switzer Dam

• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~25 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob Lake · lake · Randolph · ~52 km · Must-see
• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~69 km · Must-see
• Stony River Reservoir · lake · Garrett · ~80 km · Must-see
• Mount Storm Lake · lake · Garrett · ~87 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Allegany · ~97 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Hardy · ~98 km · Must-see
• Jennings Randolph Lake · lake · Garrett · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~123 km · Must-see

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