Lock E8 Scotia Dam

Lock E8 Scotia 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 Lock E8 Scotia 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 Lock E8 Scotia Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.82991, -73.99053. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lock E8 Scotia Dam

• Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23, Old Erie Canal · park · Schenectady · ~1 km · Must-see
• Plotter Kill Preserve · sanctuary · Rutland · ~5 km · Must-see
• Museum of Innovation and Science · museum · Bennington · ~6 km · Must-see
• Woodlawn Preserve · sanctuary · Bennington · ~12 km · Must-see
• Featherstonhaugh Lake · lake · Rutland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Niskayuna Reformed Church · church · Schenectady · ~18 km · Must-see
• Christman Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Schenectady · ~19 km · Must-see
• Shenendehowa United Methodist Church · church · Saratoga · ~19 km · Must-see
• Albany Pine Bush · sanctuary · Bennington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Thacher State Park · park · Albany · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rensselaer Lake · lake · Bennington · ~24 km · Must-see
• Thompson's Lake State Park · lake · Albany · ~25 km · Must-see
• Round Lake · lake · Bennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• WCSS-AM (Amsterdam) · attraction · Montgomery · ~26 km · Must-see
• National Bottle Museum · museum · Bennington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Galway Lake · lake · Rutland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cohoes Falls · waterfall · Bennington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Galway Lake · lake · Saratoga · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lock E8 Scotia Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lock E8 Scotia Dam

• Featherstonhaugh Lake · lake · Rutland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Rensselaer Lake · lake · Bennington · ~24 km · Must-see
• Thompson's Lake State Park · lake · Albany · ~25 km · Must-see
• Round Lake · lake · Bennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Galway Lake · lake · Rutland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Galway Lake · lake · Saratoga · ~29 km · Must-see
• Buckingham Lake · lake · Albany · ~30 km · Must-see
• Buckingham Lake · lake · Bennington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tivoli Lake · lake · Bennington · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tivoli Lake · lake · Albany · ~32 km · Must-see

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