Natural Dam

Natural 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 Natural 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 Natural Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.73105, -77.26042. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Natural Dam

• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~8 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~9 km · Must-see
• Gettysburg National Military Park · attraction · Adams · ~12 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~20 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~24 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~25 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo · sanctuary · Frederick · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pen Mar Park · park · Washington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Michaux State Forest · sanctuary · Adams · ~28 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Catoctin National Recreation Trail · trek · Frederick · ~32 km · Must-see
• Caledonia State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Carroll County Farm Museum · museum · Carroll · ~37 km · Must-see
• Codorus State Park · park · York · ~38 km · Must-see
• Charlotte's Quest Nature Center · sanctuary · Carroll · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Natural Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Natural Dam

• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Culler Lake · lake · Frederick · ~47 km · Must-see
• Liberty Reservoir · lake · Carroll · ~56 km · Must-see
• Prettyboy Reservoir · lake · Baltimore · ~57 km · Must-see
• Little Seneca Lake · lake · Montgomery · ~75 km · Must-see
• Triadelphia Reservoir · lake · Howard · ~76 km · Must-see
• Quarry Lake · lake · Baltimore · ~78 km · Must-see
• Centennial Lake · lake · Howard · ~80 km · Must-see
• Loch Raven Reservoir · lake · Baltimore · ~82 km · Must-see

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