Speedwell Forge Dam

Speedwell Forge 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 Speedwell Forge 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 Speedwell Forge Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.20383, -76.30781. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Speedwell Forge Dam

• Ephrata Cloister · museum · Lancaster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Hope Mansion · fort · Lancaster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire · park · Lancaster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Horse-Shoe Trail · trek · Lancaster · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lancaster Convention Center · attraction · Lancaster · ~23 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Catholic Church of Lancaster · church · Lancaster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church · church · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Valley Rail Trail · trek · Lebanon · ~24 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Trail System · trek · Lancaster · ~25 km · Must-see
• Field of Screams · park · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Dutch Wonderland · park · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Robesonia Furnace Historic District · fort · Berks · ~26 km · Must-see
• New Holland Machine Company · church · Lancaster · ~27 km · Must-see
• National Watch and Clock Museum · museum · Lancaster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Chickies Rock · viewpoint · Lancaster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Conewago Recreation Trail · trek · Lancaster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Blue Marsh Lake · lake · Berks · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Speedwell Forge Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Speedwell Forge Dam

• Blue Marsh Lake · lake · Berks · ~36 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake State Park · lake · Lebanon · ~43 km · Must-see
• Antietam Lake · lake · Berks · ~51 km · Must-see
• Holtwood Dam · lake · Lancaster · ~53 km · Must-see
• Ontelaunee Reservoir · lake · Berks · ~56 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~59 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Marsh Creek Reservoir · lake · Chester · ~65 km · Must-see
• Conowingo Dam · lake · Cecil · ~76 km · Must-see
• Leaser Lake Dam · lake · Lehigh · ~81 km · Must-see

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