Brodhead Dam

Brodhead 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 Brodhead 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 Brodhead Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.64495, -89.40898. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brodhead Dam

• Albany State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Green · ~13 km · Must-see
• St. Johns Lutheran Church · church · Rock · ~21 km · Must-see
• Gibbs Lake · lake · Rock · ~30 km · Must-see
• New Glarus Woods State Park · sanctuary · Green · ~30 km · Must-see
• Library Park · park · Dane · ~32 km · Must-see
• New Glarus Town Hall (Historic) · church · Green · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Farms Raceway · attraction · Winnebago · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Green · ~38 km · Must-see
• Rotary Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Rock · ~41 km · Must-see
• Rock County Fair Grounds · park · Rock · ~42 km · Must-see
• Logan Museum of Anthropology · museum · Winnebago · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Kegonsa State Park · lake · Dane · ~49 km · Must-see
• WREX-TV (Rockford) · attraction · Winnebago · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Waubesa · lake · Dane · ~52 km · Must-see
• Capital Springs State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dane · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Le-Aqua-Na Dam · lake · Stephenson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Koshkonong · lake · Jefferson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Hamilton · fort · Lafayette · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brodhead Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brodhead Dam

• Gibbs Lake · lake · Rock · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Kegonsa State Park · lake · Dane · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Waubesa · lake · Dane · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Le-Aqua-Na Dam · lake · Stephenson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Koshkonong · lake · Jefferson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Wingra · lake · Dane · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Monona · lake · Dane · ~59 km · Must-see
• Yellowstone Lake State Park · lake · Lafayette · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Mendota · lake · Dane · ~65 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Dane · ~73 km · Must-see

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