Allen Dam

Allen 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Allen 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 Allen Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.17866, -78.19138. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Allen Dam

• St James Episcopal Church · church · Vance · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Good Shepherd · church · Mecklenburg · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~53 km · Must-see
• North Raleigh United Methodist Church · church · Wake · ~62 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~64 km · Must-see
• Whitaker Chapel · church · Halifax · ~67 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake Dam · lake · Wilson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Occoneechee State Park · sanctuary · Mecklenburg · ~68 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church · church · Halifax · ~70 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Halifax · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn · lake · Wake · ~71 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Chapel · church · Wake · ~73 km · Must-see
• Historic Stagville · fort · Durham · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~74 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Museum of History · fort · Wake · ~75 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Wake · ~75 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Raleigh · church · Wake · ~75 km · Must-see
• Edenton Street United Methodist Church · church · Wake · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Allen Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Allen Dam

• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~64 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake Dam · lake · Wilson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn · lake · Wake · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~74 km · Must-see
• Little River Dam · lake · Durham · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree County Park · lake · Wake · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree · lake · Wake · ~83 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~90 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~98 km · Must-see

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