Peterson Dam

Peterson 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 Peterson 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 Peterson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.63841, -73.16263. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Peterson Dam

• Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~6 km · Must-see
• Shelving Rock Falls, Lake George · waterfall · Grand Isle · ~11 km · Must-see
• South Hero Inn · fort · Grand Isle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Grand Isle State Park · sanctuary · Grand Isle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Indian Brook Reservoir · lake · Chittenden · ~16 km · Must-see
• United Methodist Church · church · Grand Isle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Burton Island State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Church · church · Chittenden · ~20 km · Must-see
• Methodist Episcopal Church of Winooski · church · Chittenden · ~21 km · Must-see
• Howard Mortuary Chapel · church · Chittenden · ~21 km · Must-see
• Little Park · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ohavi Zedek Synagogue · church · Chittenden · ~21 km · Must-see
• Co-Cathedral of Saint Joseph · church · Chittenden · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fleming Museum of Art · museum · Chittenden · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ira Allen Chapel · church · Chittenden · ~22 km · Must-see
• First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington · church · Chittenden · ~22 km · Must-see
• Knight Point State Park · sanctuary · Grand Isle · ~23 km · Must-see
• Battery Park · sanctuary · Chittenden · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Peterson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Peterson Dam

• Indian Brook Reservoir · lake · Chittenden · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Chittenden · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Champlain · lake · Chittenden · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Carmi State Park · lake · Franklin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Carmi · lake · Franklin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Morrisville Dam · lake · Lamoille · ~57 km · Must-see
• Plage Champlain · lake · Montérégie · ~62 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Mountain · lake · Clinton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Taylor Pond · lake · Clinton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Selby Lake · lake · Estrie · ~73 km · Must-see

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