Safe Harbor Dam

Safe Harbor 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 Safe Harbor 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 Safe Harbor Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.92006, -76.39305. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Safe Harbor Dam

• Colemanville Covered Bridge · fort · Lancaster · ~6 km · Must-see
• Duncan Island · fort · Lancaster · ~9 km · Must-see
• Susquehannock State Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mason-Dixon Trail · trek · York · ~14 km · Must-see
• Holtwood Dam · lake · Lancaster · ~14 km · Must-see
• Field of Screams · park · Lancaster · ~17 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Trail System · trek · Lancaster · ~18 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Catholic Church of Lancaster · church · Lancaster · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lancaster Convention Center · attraction · Lancaster · ~19 km · Must-see
• Samuel S. Lewis State Park · park · York · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · York · ~20 km · Must-see
• National Watch and Clock Museum · museum · Lancaster · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church · church · Lancaster · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chickies Rock · viewpoint · Lancaster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dutch Wonderland · park · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Haines Shoe House · attraction · York · ~28 km · Must-see
• Richard M. Nixon County Park · sanctuary · York · ~36 km · Must-see
• York County Heritage Rail Trail · trek · York · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Safe Harbor Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Safe Harbor Dam

• Holtwood Dam · lake · Lancaster · ~14 km · Must-see
• Conowingo Dam · lake · Cecil · ~43 km · Must-see
• Prettyboy Reservoir · lake · Baltimore · ~53 km · Must-see
• former Susquehanna & Tidewater Canal · lake · Harford · ~54 km · Must-see
• Loch Raven Reservoir · lake · Baltimore · ~67 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~69 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake State Park · lake · Lebanon · ~73 km · Must-see
• Blue Marsh Lake · lake · Berks · ~74 km · Must-see
• Marsh Creek Reservoir · lake · Chester · ~75 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~75 km · Must-see

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