Secord Dam

Secord 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 Secord 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 Secord Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.04124, -84.34190. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Secord Dam

• Pratt Lake · lake · Gladwin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Wixom Lake · lake · Gladwin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Little Long Lake · lake · Clare · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ogemaw Hills Pathway · sanctuary · Ogemaw · ~45 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Clare · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wilson State Park · park · Clare · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sanford Lake · lake · Midland · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Saint Helen · lake · Roscommon · ~46 km · Must-see
• Backus Creek State Game Area · sanctuary · Roscommon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Houghton Lake · lake · Roscommon · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Thirteen · lake · Clare · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rifle River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ogemaw · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sage Lake · lake · Ogemaw · ~58 km · Must-see
• Dow Gardens · sanctuary · Midland · ~59 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Nature Center · park · Midland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Marl Lake · lake · Roscommon · ~62 km · Must-see
• South Higgins Lake State Park · lake · Roscommon · ~63 km · Must-see
• Tobico Marsh · sanctuary · Bay · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Secord Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Secord Dam

• Pratt Lake · lake · Gladwin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Wixom Lake · lake · Gladwin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Little Long Lake · lake · Clare · ~44 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Clare · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sanford Lake · lake · Midland · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Saint Helen · lake · Roscommon · ~46 km · Must-see
• Houghton Lake · lake · Roscommon · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Thirteen · lake · Clare · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sage Lake · lake · Ogemaw · ~58 km · Must-see
• Marl Lake · lake · Roscommon · ~62 km · Must-see

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