E M Simpson Dam

E M Simpson 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 E M Simpson 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 E M Simpson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.19049, -79.14320. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near E M Simpson Dam

• McArthur Lake · lake · Marlboro · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fayetteville Arsenal · fort · Dillon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Arsenal Park · park · Cumberland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex · church · Dillon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph's Episcopal Church · church · Cumberland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hay Street United Methodist Church · church · Cumberland · ~35 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Cumberland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Saint John's Episcopal Church · church · Cumberland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Market House · attraction · Cumberland · ~36 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Cumberland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church · church · Cumberland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cape Fear Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hope Mills Lake · lake · Dillon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Goodwin State Forest · sanctuary · Moore · ~42 km · Must-see
• Raven Rock State Park · sanctuary · Harnett · ~46 km · Must-see
• Old Bluff Presbyterian Church · church · Cumberland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Endor Iron Furnance (Civil War Era) · fort · Lee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Averasboro Battlefield Museum · museum · Harnett · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of E M Simpson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near E M Simpson Dam

• McArthur Lake · lake · Marlboro · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hope Mills Lake · lake · Dillon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Harris Lake · lake · Wake · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Wake · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake Dam · lake · Wake · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sunset Lake · lake · Wake · ~75 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Chatham · ~80 km · Must-see
• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~91 km · Must-see
• University Lake · lake · Orange · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree · lake · Wake · ~98 km · Must-see

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