Somerset Dam

Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Somerset Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.78392, -75.74206. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Somerset Dam

• White Clay Creek Preserve · sanctuary · Chester · ~6 km · Must-see
• White Clay Creek State Park · sanctuary · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Middle Run Natural Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Cuba · fort · New Castle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hoopes Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Newark Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wilmington & Western Railroad · museum · New Castle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Longwood Gardens · park · New Castle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Longwood Gardens · attraction · Chester · ~14 km · Must-see
• Memorial Hall · fort · New Castle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Winterthur Museum · museum · New Castle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge · attraction · Chester · ~16 km · Must-see
• Brandywine Powder Mills District · museum · New Castle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rockford Park · park · New Castle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Nemours Mansion and Gardens · park · New Castle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church · church · New Castle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Iron Hill · viewpoint · New Castle · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Somerset Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Somerset Dam

• Hoopes Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Newark Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Marsh Creek Reservoir · lake · Chester · ~40 km · Must-see
• Springton Lake, Pennsylvania · lake · New Castle · ~43 km · Must-see
• Conowingo Dam · lake · Cecil · ~49 km · Must-see
• former Susquehanna & Tidewater Canal · lake · Harford · ~49 km · Must-see
• Black Rock Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~57 km · Must-see
• Dove Lake · lake · Camden · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bell Lake Park · lake · New Castle · ~62 km · Must-see
• Holtwood Dam · lake · Lancaster · ~64 km · Must-see

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