Hawk Mountain Dam

Hawk 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 Hawk 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 Hawk Mountain Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.54257, -76.23643. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hawk Mountain Dam

• Vraj · temple · Schuylkill · ~2 km · Must-see
• Golden Age Air Museum · museum · Berks · ~8 km · Must-see
• Yuengling Bicentennial Park and Gardens · park · Schuylkill · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Chapel · church · Schuylkill · ~21 km · Must-see
• Blue Marsh Lake · lake · Berks · ~27 km · Must-see
• Weiser State Forest · sanctuary · Schuylkill · ~27 km · Must-see
• Swatara State Park · sanctuary · Lebanon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hawk Mountain · viewpoint · Berks · ~29 km · Must-see
• Robesonia Furnace Historic District · fort · Berks · ~30 km · Must-see
• Locust Lake State Park · lake · Schuylkill · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ontelaunee Reservoir · lake · Berks · ~36 km · Must-see
• The Pinnacle · viewpoint · Berks · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mid-Atlantic Air Museum · museum · Berks · ~36 km · Must-see
• Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~36 km · Must-see
• Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church · church · Columbia · ~39 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 329 · sanctuary · Schuylkill · ~40 km · Must-see
• Horse-Shoe Trail · trek · Lancaster · ~40 km · Must-see
• Crystal Cave · cave · Berks · ~42 km · Must-see

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

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hawk Mountain Dam

• Blue Marsh Lake · lake · Berks · ~27 km · Must-see
• Locust Lake State Park · lake · Schuylkill · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ontelaunee Reservoir · lake · Berks · ~36 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake State Park · lake · Lebanon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Leaser Lake Dam · lake · Lehigh · ~46 km · Must-see
• Antietam Lake · lake · Berks · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Choctaw · lake · Luzerne · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Glory · lake · Columbia · ~56 km · Must-see
• Broad Run Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mauch Chunk Dam · lake · Carbon · ~63 km · Must-see

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