Danville Dam

Danville 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 Danville 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 Danville Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.32067, -88.95356. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Danville Dam

• Waterloo Quartzite Outcrops State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dodge · ~12 km · Must-see
• Shaw Marsh Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Dodge · ~19 km · Must-see
• Deansville Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Dane · ~21 km · Must-see
• Little Amerricka Amusement Park · park · Dane · ~24 km · Must-see
• Faville Prairie State Natural Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Grassy Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Dodge · ~26 km · Must-see
• St. Bernard's Catholic Church · church · Jefferson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Dane · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Dodge · ~36 km · Must-see
• Aztalan State Park · park · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Fen And Wet Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Dodge · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Island Rookery State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dodge · ~41 km · Must-see
• Waupun Heritage Museum · museum · Dodge · ~49 km · Must-see
• Olbrich Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Dane · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bird Effigy Mound · fort · Dane · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Danville Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Danville Dam

• Grassy Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Dodge · ~26 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Dane · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Dodge · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Fen And Wet Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Monona · lake · Dane · ~54 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Columbia · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Kegonsa State Park · lake · Dane · ~56 km · Must-see
• Druid Lake · lake · Washington · ~56 km · Must-see

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