Sears Meadow Dam

Sears Meadow 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 Sears Meadow 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 Sears Meadow Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.46873, -72.82285. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sears Meadow Dam

• Chapel Brook · church · Franklin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bear Swamp · sanctuary · Franklin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bryant Homestead · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~11 km · Must-see
• Chesterfield Gorge Reservation · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~12 km · Must-see
• Petticoat Hill · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest · sanctuary · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bridge of Flowers · attraction · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Institute · viewpoint · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Look Memorial Park · park · Hampshire · ~22 km · Must-see
• Notchview · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~22 km · Must-see
• Massaemett Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~24 km · Must-see
• South Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation · sanctuary · Franklin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Historic Deerfield Walking Tour · museum · Franklin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pocumtuck Rock · viewpoint · Franklin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hail to the Sunrise · fort · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pocumtuck Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ashmere Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sears Meadow Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sears Meadow Dam

• Ashmere Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~27 km · Must-see
• Littleville Lake · lake · Hampden · ~28 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Marina · lake · Hampshire · ~31 km · Must-see
• Campus Pond · lake · Hampshire · ~32 km · Must-see
• Whiting Street Reservoir · lake · Hampden · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Wyola State Park · lake · Franklin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Wyola · lake · Franklin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Holyoke Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~42 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ashley Pond · lake · Hampden · ~44 km · Must-see

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