Fontana Milldam

Fontana Milldam: 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 Fontana Milldam

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 Fontana Milldam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.60420, -91.90900. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fontana Milldam

• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Theme Park · park · Black Hawk · ~47 km · Must-see
• Matugani · attraction · Black Hawk · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Waterpark · park · Black Hawk · ~47 km · Must-see
• Grout Museum of History and Science · museum · Black Hawk · ~47 km · Must-see
• The Salvation Army of Waterloo & Cedar Falls · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~49 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~52 km · Must-see
• George Wyth Memorial State Park · park · Black Hawk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cedar Falls Ice House · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Oelwein Dam · lake · Fayette · ~6 km
• Delwein Lake · lake · Fayette · ~7 km
• Oelwein Area Historical Society Museum · museum · Fayette · ~9 km
• Hub City Heritage Railway Museum · museum · Fayette · ~10 km
• Christ United Presbyterian Church · church · Fayette · ~10 km
• Grace United Methodist Church · church · Fayette · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Fontana Milldam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fontana Milldam

• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~118 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~125 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~130 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~130 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~131 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~134 km · Must-see
• Lake Oelwein Dam · lake · Fayette · ~6 km
• Delwein Lake · lake · Fayette · ~7 km

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