Zipingpu Dam

Zipingpu 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 Zipingpu 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 Zipingpu Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.03534, 103.57493. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Zipingpu Dam

• Mount Qingcheng · sanctuary · Chengdu · ~18 km · Must-see
• Shapai Dam · lake · Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture · ~46 km · Must-see
• Wolong National Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture · ~52 km · Must-see
• Jinsha Site Museum · museum · Chengdu · ~71 km · Must-see
• Jinsha Culture Relict Site · fort · Chengdu · ~71 km · Must-see
• Luohan Temple · Buddhist site · Deyang · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries · sanctuary · Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture · ~74 km · Must-see
• Jianchuan Museum Cluster · museum · Chengdu · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sanxingdui Ruins · fort · Deyang · ~75 km · Must-see
• Du Fu Thatched Cottage · museum · Chengdu · ~75 km · Must-see
• Baoguang Temple · Buddhist site · Chengdu · ~75 km · Must-see
• Maogong Mosque · dargah · Chengdu · ~7 km
• 宣化门 · fort · Chengdu · ~8 km
• Zipingpu Reservoir · lake · Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture · ~8 km
• 奎光塔 · attraction · Chengdu · ~8 km
• Earthquake Relic Site of Xuankou Middle School · fort · Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture · ~11 km
• 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial Hall · museum · Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture · ~11 km
• 四望观 · viewpoint · Chengdu · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Zipingpu Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Zipingpu Dam

• Shapai Dam · lake · Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture · ~46 km · Must-see
• Diexi Lake · lake · Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture · ~141 km · Must-see
• Zipingpu Reservoir · lake · Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture · ~8 km
• Lianhuadong Reservoir · lake · Chengdu · ~23 km
• Xiangyang Reservoir · lake · Chengdu · ~51 km
• Baishuihe Reservoir · lake · Mianyang · ~106 km
• Shiziping Dam · lake · Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture · ~107 km
• Lianghekou Reservoir · lake · Meishan · ~114 km
• Xinglong Shuiku · lake · Deyang · ~120 km
• Zhangjiayan Reservoir · lake · Chengdu · ~121 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Sichuan

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