Swans Falls Dam

Swans Falls 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 waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Swans Falls Dam

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

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 Swans Falls Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.03815, -70.98340. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Swans Falls Dam

• Black Cap · viewpoint · Carroll · ~9 km · Must-see
• Peaked Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~11 km · Must-see
• Conway Lake · lake · Carroll · ~13 km · Must-see
• Kearsarge North · viewpoint · Carroll · ~14 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Carroll · ~18 km · Must-see
• North Moat Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~23 km · Must-see
• North Doublehead · viewpoint · Carroll · ~23 km · Must-see
• Highland Lake · lake · Carroll · ~25 km · Must-see
• Eastman Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~26 km · Must-see
• E. E. Cummings House · sanctuary · Carroll · ~26 km · Must-see
• Rocky Gorge Scenic Area · waterfall · Carroll · ~30 km · Must-see
• North Baldface · viewpoint · Coös · ~30 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Carroll · ~30 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Chocorua · viewpoint · Carroll · ~31 km · Must-see
• Blueberry Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~32 km · Must-see
• Chocorua Lake · lake · Carroll · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Swans Falls Dam

Other waterfalls near Swans Falls Dam

• Rocky Gorge Scenic Area · waterfall · Carroll · ~30 km · Must-see
• Flume Gorge & Visitor Center · waterfall · Grafton · ~70 km · Must-see
• Franconia Falls · waterfall · Grafton · ~73 km · Must-see
• Great Falls Historic District (Windham, Maine) · waterfall · Cumberland · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cascade Falls, Old Orchard Beach · waterfall · Cumberland · ~95 km · Must-see
• Salmon Falls Mill Historic District · waterfall · Strafford · ~113 km · Must-see
• Swans Falls · waterfall · Oxford · ~0 km
• Artist Falls Brook · waterfall · Carroll · ~12 km
• Diana's Baths · waterfall · Carroll · ~19 km
• Kezar Falls Gorge · waterfall · Carroll · ~22 km

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