Dover Dam

Dover 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 Dover 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 Dover Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.55758, -81.41290. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dover Dam

• Fort Laurens Museum · fort · Tuscarawas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Atwood Lake · lake · Carroll · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Mohawk · lake · Carroll · ~28 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Carroll · ~28 km · Must-see
• Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum · museum · Tuscarawas · ~29 km · Must-see
• First Ladies National Historic Site · museum · Stark · ~34 km · Must-see
• President William McKinley National Memorial · fort · Stark · ~35 km · Must-see
• Canton Museum of Art · church · Stark · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tappan Lake · lake · Harrison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Stark · ~42 km · Must-see
• Conotton Creek Trail · sanctuary · Harrison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Clendening Lake · lake · Harrison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Singer Lake Bog · lake · Summit · ~50 km · Must-see
• Comet Lake Dam · lake · Summit · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sally Buffalo Park Dam Number Two · lake · Harrison · ~59 km · Must-see
• Quail Hollow Park · park · Stark · ~59 km · Must-see
• Haines House · fort · Stark · ~60 km · Must-see
• First Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Stark · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dover Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dover Dam

• Atwood Lake · lake · Carroll · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Mohawk · lake · Carroll · ~28 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Carroll · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tappan Lake · lake · Harrison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Clendening Lake · lake · Harrison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Singer Lake Bog · lake · Summit · ~50 km · Must-see
• Comet Lake Dam · lake · Summit · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sally Buffalo Park Dam Number Two · lake · Harrison · ~59 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Lake State Park · lake · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Portage Lakes flood gates · lake · Summit · ~66 km · Must-see

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