Cold Spring Dam (Upper)

Cold Spring Dam (Upper): 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 Cold Spring Dam (Upper)

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 Cold Spring Dam (Upper) — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.46793, -73.93952. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cold Spring Dam (Upper)

• Mt. Beacon Fire Observation Tower · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~2 km · Must-see
• Breakneck Ridge · viewpoint · Putnam · ~2 km · Must-see
• Beacon Reservoir · lake · Dutchess · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Dutchess · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Putnam · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Dutchess · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bannerman Castle · fort · Dutchess · ~5 km · Must-see
• Madam Brett Homestead · park · Dutchess · ~5 km · Must-see
• Newburgh Bay · beach · Orange · ~7 km · Must-see
• Storm King State Park · sanctuary · Orange · ~8 km · Must-see
• Hudson Highlands State Park · sanctuary · Putnam · ~8 km · Must-see
• Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site · sanctuary · Orange · ~8 km · Must-see
• Constitution Island · river spot · Putnam · ~9 km · Must-see
• Dutch Reformed Church · church · Orange · ~9 km · Must-see
• Roe Park · sanctuary · Orange · ~9 km · Must-see
• Van Wyck Homestead Museum · museum · Dutchess · ~9 km · Must-see
• Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Putnam · ~9 km · Must-see
• Crows Nest · viewpoint · Orange · ~9 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cold Spring Dam (Upper)

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cold Spring Dam (Upper)

• Beacon Reservoir · lake · Dutchess · ~3 km · Must-see
• Canopus Lake · lake · Putnam · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lusk Reservoir · lake · Orange · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pelton Pond · lake · Putnam · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bog Meadow Pond · lake · Orange · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Oscawana · lake · Putnam · ~14 km · Must-see
• Browns Pond · lake · Orange · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bryant Pond · lake · Putnam · ~19 km · Must-see
• Chadwick Lake · lake · Orange · ~19 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam · lake · Orange · ~20 km · Must-see

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