Alandan

Alandan: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Alandan

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Alandan — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.22063, 53.42648. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Alandan

• Boola Protected Area · sanctuary · Semnan Province · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kangelo Castle · fort · Mazandaran Province · ~50 km · Must-see
• مسجد جامع ساری · dargah · Mazandaran Province · ~63 km · Must-see
• Abbas Abad Garden · park · Mazandaran Province · ~64 km · Must-see
• Safiabad Palace · fort · Mazandaran Province · ~66 km · Must-see
• Southern Saru Castle · fort · Semnan Province · ~73 km · Must-see
• kiasar forest · waterfall · Mazandaran Province · ~12 km
• Aliabad Mosque (Sari County) · dargah · Mazandaran Province · ~13 km
• Kiasar National Park · sanctuary · Mazandaran Province · ~17 km
• Ābshār-e Owjarjarī · waterfall · Mazandaran Province · ~18 km
• ابشار سوم · waterfall · Mazandaran Province · ~20 km
• Second ben waterfall · waterfall · Mazandaran Province · ~21 km
• بالای ابشار · waterfall · Mazandaran Province · ~21 km
• Shahid Rajaee Dam · lake · Mazandaran Province · ~23 km
• Churat · lake · Mazandaran Province · ~23 km
• Resket Tower · fort · Mazandaran Province · ~27 km
• Imamzadeh Zayn al-Abidin (Resket-e Sofla) · fort · Mazandaran Province · ~28 km
• دره گوگَلی سَل · viewpoint · Mazandaran Province · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Alandan

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Alandan

• Sahun Lake · lake · Mazandaran Province · ~132 km · Must-see
• Shahid Rajaee Dam · lake · Mazandaran Province · ~23 km
• Churat · lake · Mazandaran Province · ~23 km
• دریاچه شورمست · lake · Mazandaran Province · ~46 km
• دریاچه عباس آباد · lake · Mazandaran Province · ~64 km
• Alborz Dam · lake · Mazandaran Province · ~70 km
• Sonbol Dam · lake · Mazandaran Province · ~70 km
• Gat · lake · Mazandaran Province · ~78 km
• Vāsh · lake · Mazandaran Province · ~79 km
• Chow Gel · lake · Mazandaran Province · ~80 km

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