Alcona Dam

Alcona 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 Alcona 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 Alcona Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.56239, -83.80357. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Alcona Dam

• Alcona Dam Pond · lake · Alcona · ~3 km · Must-see
• Huron National Forest · sanctuary · Oscoda · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rifle River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ogemaw · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sage Lake · lake · Ogemaw · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mio Dam · lake · Oscoda · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~41 km · Must-see
• Van Etten Lake · lake · Iosco · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tawas Lake · lake · Iosco · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ogemaw Hills Pathway · sanctuary · Ogemaw · ~51 km · Must-see
• Harrisville State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tawas Point State Park · sanctuary · Iosco · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point Light · beach · Alcona · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tea Lake · lake · Oscoda · ~62 km · Must-see
• Negwegon State Park · sanctuary · Alpena · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Saint Helen · lake · Roscommon · ~70 km · Must-see
• Alcona Park · park · Alcona · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Alcona Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Alcona Dam

• Alcona Dam Pond · lake · Alcona · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sage Lake · lake · Ogemaw · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mio Dam · lake · Oscoda · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~41 km · Must-see
• Van Etten Lake · lake · Iosco · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tawas Lake · lake · Iosco · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tea Lake · lake · Oscoda · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Saint Helen · lake · Roscommon · ~70 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~80 km · Must-see

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