Brown Dam

Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.67043, -75.47724. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brown Dam

• Delaware Memorial Bridge · attraction · New Castle · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bellevue Range Rear Light · fort · New Castle · ~8 km · Must-see
• Old New Castle - Pennsville Ferry Wharf · beach · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fort Casimir · fort · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cherry Island Marsh · sanctuary · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• New Castle Court House Museum · museum · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• First State National Monument · fort · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Finns Point Lighthouse · beach · Salem · ~10 km · Must-see
• Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Salem · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cowtown Rodeo · park · Salem · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort Christina National Historic Landmark · fort · New Castle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Old Swedes Church · church · New Castle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Air Service, Inc. Hangar · fort · New Castle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park · park · New Castle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Finns Point · beach · New Castle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fox Point State Park · park · New Castle · ~13 km · Must-see
• The Delaware Contemporary · museum · New Castle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Marcus Hook Range Rear Light · fort · New Castle · ~13 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brown Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brown Dam

• Hoopes Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Newark Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mary Elmer Lake · lake · Kent · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sunset Lake (New Jersey) · lake · Kent · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bell Lake Park · lake · New Castle · ~41 km · Must-see
• Springton Lake, Pennsylvania · lake · New Castle · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dove Lake · lake · Camden · ~54 km · Must-see
• Gustine Lake · lake · Camden · ~56 km · Must-see
• Marsh Creek Reservoir · lake · Chester · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blue Hole · lake · Gloucester · ~63 km · Must-see

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