Lock 2

Lock 2: 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 Lock 2

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 Lock 2 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.48779, -79.91575. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lock 2

• Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium · sanctuary · Allegheny · ~1 km · Must-see
• Highland Park · park · Allegheny · ~2 km · Must-see
• Pittsburgh Glass Center · museum · Allegheny · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mellon Park · park · Allegheny · ~5 km · Must-see
• Westinghouse Park · park · Allegheny · ~5 km · Must-see
• The Frick Pittsburgh · museum · Allegheny · ~6 km · Must-see
• Rodef Shalom Congregation · church · Allegheny · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sycamore Island · sanctuary · Allegheny · ~6 km · Must-see
• The Clemente Museum · museum · Allegheny · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pittsburgh Chinese Church · church · Allegheny · ~7 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Craig Street · fort · Allegheny · ~7 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul Cathedral Parish · church · Allegheny · ~7 km · Must-see
• Girty's Woods · sanctuary · Allegheny · ~7 km · Must-see
• Walking to the Sky · attraction · Allegheny · ~7 km · Must-see
• Kraus Campo · sanctuary · Allegheny · ~7 km · Must-see
• Immaculate Heart of Mary · church · Allegheny · ~7 km · Must-see
• Heinz Memorial Chapel · church · Allegheny · ~7 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum of Art · museum · Allegheny · ~7 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lock 2

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lock 2

• Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain · lake · Allegheny · ~7 km · Must-see
• Panther Hollow Lake · lake · Allegheny · ~8 km · Must-see
• Emsworth Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~18 km · Must-see
• Dashields Locks and Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~32 km · Must-see
• Beaver Run Reservoir · lake · Westmoreland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Canonsburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~38 km · Must-see
• Loyalhanna Lake National Recreation Area · lake · Westmoreland · ~51 km · Must-see
• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~54 km · Must-see
• Little Blue Run Lake · lake · Beaver · ~66 km · Must-see
• New Cumberland Locks and Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~75 km · Must-see

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