McConnell Dam

McConnell 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 McConnell 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 McConnell Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.15742, -83.43025. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McConnell Dam

• Long Lake · lake · Alpena · ~8 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~10 km · Must-see
• Besser Museum · museum · Alpena · ~11 km · Must-see
• Middle Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~12 km · Must-see
• Alpena Light · fort · Michigan · ~14 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Presque Isle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Old Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~26 km · Must-see
• New Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~29 km · Must-see
• Thompson's Harbor State Park · sanctuary · Presque Isle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Negwegon State Park · sanctuary · Alpena · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~50 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~54 km · Must-see
• P.H. Hoeft State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point Light · beach · Alcona · ~64 km · Must-see
• Forty Mile Point Light · viewpoint · Presque Isle · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McConnell Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McConnell Dam

• Long Lake · lake · Alpena · ~8 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Presque Isle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~50 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~54 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Montmorency · ~74 km · Must-see
• Alcona Dam Pond · lake · Alcona · ~89 km · Must-see
• Black Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~93 km · Must-see
• Tea Lake · lake · Oscoda · ~95 km · Must-see
• Van Etten Lake · lake · Iosco · ~96 km · Must-see

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