Churchtown Dam

Churchtown 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Churchtown 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 Churchtown Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.16452, -73.71777. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Churchtown Dam

• Mount McGregor · viewpoint · Columbia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack · church · Columbia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Taghkanic State Park · lake · Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Olana State Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hudson–Athens Lighthouse · beach · Greene · ~15 km · Must-see
• Thomas Cole National Historic Site · sanctuary · Greene · ~17 km · Must-see
• Kykuit · viewpoint · Greene · ~17 km · Must-see
• Quarry Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~20 km · Must-see
• Clarkson Chapel · church · Columbia · ~21 km · Must-see
• Washburn Mountain · viewpoint · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Clermont State Historic Site · sanctuary · Columbia · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hudson River Islands State Park · park · Columbia · ~23 km · Must-see
• Vedder Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bristol Beach State Park · beach · Ulster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Timmerman Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~24 km · Must-see
• Alander Mountain · viewpoint · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saugerties Lighthouse · fort · Ulster · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Washington State Forest · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Churchtown Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Churchtown Dam

• Lake Taghkanic State Park · lake · Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Thompson Pond · lake · Dutchess · ~28 km · Must-see
• Thompson Pond · lake · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~29 km · Must-see
• Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~33 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Ulster · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wononskopomuc Lake · lake · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Buel · lake · Berkshire · ~46 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Columbia · ~46 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~46 km · Must-see
• Stockbridge Bowl · lake · Berkshire · ~47 km · Must-see

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