Ware River Dam

Ware River 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 Ware River 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 Ware River Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.18815, -72.32475. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ware River Dam

• First Church of Monson · church · Hampden · ~12 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Church · church · Hampshire · ~13 km · Must-see
• Winsor Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~13 km · Must-see
• Quabbin Park · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~15 km · Must-see
• Goodnough Dike · lake · Hampshire · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lucy Stone Home Site · sanctuary · Worcester · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rock House Reservation · sanctuary · Worcester · ~17 km · Must-see
• Peaked Mountain · viewpoint · Capitol Planning Region · ~20 km · Must-see
• Long Mountain · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Holyoke Range State Park · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~23 km · Must-see
• Quinebaug Woods · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Norwottock · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~25 km · Must-see
• Watershops Pond · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~26 km · Must-see
• Quaboag Pond · lake · Worcester · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~26 km · Must-see
• Burley Hill · viewpoint · Capitol Planning Region · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bare Mountain · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Hitchcock · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ware River Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ware River Dam

• Winsor Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~13 km · Must-see
• Goodnough Dike · lake · Hampshire · ~15 km · Must-see
• Watershops Pond · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~26 km · Must-see
• Quaboag Pond · lake · Worcester · ~26 km · Must-see
• Walker Pond · lake · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~28 km · Must-see
• Holyoke Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Lashaway · lake · Worcester · ~30 km · Must-see
• Quabbin Reservoir · lake · Worcester · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mashapaug Pond · lake · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~31 km · Must-see
• Whiting Street Reservoir · lake · Hampden · ~33 km · Must-see

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