Dooley Pond Dam

Dooley Pond Dam: 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Dooley Pond Dam

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 Dooley Pond Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.51463, -72.66875. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dooley Pond Dam

• Mattabesett Trail · trek · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Pameacha Pond Dam · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary of Czestochowa Catholic Church · church · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Millers Pond State Park · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Beseck Lake · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Beseck Mountain · viewpoint · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Smith Park · park · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Higby Mountain · viewpoint · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Trimountain · viewpoint · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Chauncey Peak · viewpoint · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Higganum Reservoir State Park · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Higganum Reservoir · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tri-Mountain State Park · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dart Island State Park · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fowler Mountain · viewpoint · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hurd State Park · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lamentation Mountain · viewpoint · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lamentation Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dooley Pond Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dooley Pond Dam

• Pameacha Pond Dam · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Beseck Lake · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Higganum Reservoir State Park · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Higganum Reservoir · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaillard · lake · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Compounce · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tuxis Pond · lake · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Whitney · lake · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~34 km · Must-see
• Corning Fountain · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~35 km · Must-see

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