Caro Dam

Caro 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 Caro 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 Caro Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.46004, -83.40908. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Caro Dam

• Murphy Lake · lake · Tuscola · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sanilac Petroglyphs State Park · park · Sanilac · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mounds Recreation Area · park · Genesee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Saginaw River Rear Range Light · beach · Bay · ~51 km · Must-see
• Wenonah Park · park · Bay · ~52 km · Must-see
• Castle Museum of Saginaw County History · museum · Saginaw · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption · church · Saginaw · ~53 km · Must-see
• Children's Zoo at Celebration Square · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~55 km · Must-see
• William H. Haithco Recreation Area · park · Saginaw · ~56 km · Must-see
• Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum · museum · Saginaw · ~56 km · Must-see
• Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bay City State Park · park · Bay · ~58 km · Must-see
• Tobico Marsh · sanctuary · Bay · ~62 km · Must-see
• Longway Park · park · Genesee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Applewood Estate · park · Genesee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sloan Museum · museum · Genesee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Chevy Commons · park · Genesee · ~69 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Genesee · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Caro Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Caro Dam

• Murphy Lake · lake · Tuscola · ~23 km · Must-see
• Rush Lake State Game Area · lake · Huron · ~73 km · Must-see
• Michigan Renaissance Festival · lake · Oakland · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lakeville Lake · lake · Oakland · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Fenton · lake · Genesee · ~92 km · Must-see
• Upper Bushman Lake · lake · Oakland · ~93 km · Must-see
• Whipple Lake · lake · Oakland · ~95 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Oakland · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Orion · lake · Oakland · ~95 km · Must-see
• Walters Lake · lake · Oakland · ~97 km · Must-see

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