Lock No. 9

Lock No. 9: 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 No. 9

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 No. 9 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.95640, -79.54702. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lock No. 9

• St. Stephen's Church · church · Armstrong · ~10 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 259 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~12 km · Must-see
• Baker Trail · trek · Clarion · ~19 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 137 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~22 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 247 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~25 km · Must-see
• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~34 km · Must-see
• Todd Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Butler · ~35 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Anglican Church · church · Butler · ~39 km · Must-see
• WWCH · attraction · Clarion · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~40 km · Must-see
• Jennings Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Butler · ~49 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Clarion · ~49 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 45 · sanctuary · Venango · ~52 km · Must-see
• Moraine State Park · sanctuary · Butler · ~53 km · Must-see
• Deer Lakes Park · park · Allegheny · ~55 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 31 · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Indian God Rock · fort · Venango · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rachel Carson Trail · trek · Allegheny · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lock No. 9

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lock No. 9

• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~40 km · Must-see
• Beaver Run Reservoir · lake · Westmoreland · ~67 km · Must-see
• Loyalhanna Lake National Recreation Area · lake · Westmoreland · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain · lake · Allegheny · ~83 km · Must-see
• Panther Hollow Lake · lake · Allegheny · ~84 km · Must-see
• Emsworth Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~85 km · Must-see
• Dashields Locks and Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Sabula Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~96 km · Must-see
• Shenango Dam · lake · Mercer · ~105 km · Must-see

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