Penn Forest Dam

Penn Forest 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 Penn Forest 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 Penn Forest Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.93042, -75.56258. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Penn Forest Dam

• Beltzville State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pimple Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hickory Run State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Allen · fort · Carbon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lehigh Gorge State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~21 km · Must-see
• Old Jail Museum · museum · Carbon · ~21 km · Must-see
• Pisgah Vista · viewpoint · Carbon · ~21 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 38 · sanctuary · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fireman's Drinking Fountain · attraction · Lehigh · ~25 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Warren · ~25 km · Must-see
• Broad Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~26 km · Must-see
• Camelback Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument · fort · Lehigh · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mauch Chunk Dam · lake · Carbon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Camelback Mountain · viewpoint · Warren · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Penn Forest Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Penn Forest Dam

• Trout Lake · lake · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Warren · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mauch Chunk Dam · lake · Carbon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Francis E. Walter Dam · lake · Carbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Lake · lake · Warren · ~31 km · Must-see
• Broad Run Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Leaser Lake Dam · lake · Lehigh · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Muhlenberg · lake · Lehigh · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sunfish Pond · lake · Warren · ~52 km · Must-see
• Nesbitt Reservoir · lake · Lackawanna · ~55 km · Must-see

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