Brush Mountain Dam

Brush Mountain Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Brush Mountain Dam

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

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Brush Mountain Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.50719, -78.34953. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brush Mountain Dam

• Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament · church · Blair · ~6 km · Must-see
• Temple Beth Israel · temple · Blair · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lakemont Park · park · Blair · ~7 km · Must-see
• Leap-The-Dips · park · Blair · ~7 km · Must-see
• Canoe Creek State Park · sanctuary · Blair · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fort Roberdeau · fort · Blair · ~13 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 147 · sanctuary · Blair · ~14 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Curve · fort · Blair · ~14 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark · sanctuary · Blair · ~14 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain · viewpoint · Blair · ~15 km · Must-see
• Canoe Mountain · viewpoint · Blair · ~16 km · Must-see
• DelGrosso's Amusement Park · park · Blair · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tytoona Cave · cave · Blair · ~19 km · Must-see
• Williamsburg Sportsmens Park · viewpoint · Blair · ~20 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 158 · sanctuary · Blair · ~25 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 108 · sanctuary · Cambria · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ritchey Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brush Mountain Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brush Mountain Dam

• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~12 km · Must-see
• Warrior Ridge Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Raystown Lake · lake · Huntingdon · ~34 km · Must-see
• University Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~50 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Lake · lake · Clearfield · ~64 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~65 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Lake · lake · Bedford · ~72 km · Must-see
• Quemahoning Reservoir · lake · Somerset · ~80 km · Must-see
• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Sabula Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~96 km · Must-see

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