Lock No. 8

Lock No. 8: 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. 8

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. 8 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.89431, -79.47721. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lock No. 8

• State Game Lands Number 259 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~17 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 247 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~18 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 137 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~19 km · Must-see
• St. Stephen's Church · church · Armstrong · ~21 km · Must-see
• Baker Trail · trek · Clarion · ~23 km · Must-see
• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~28 km · Must-see
• Todd Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Butler · ~32 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Anglican Church · church · Butler · ~44 km · Must-see
• WWCH · attraction · Clarion · ~44 km · Must-see
• Jimmy Stewart Statue · museum · Indiana · ~51 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 31 · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Deer Lakes Park · park · Allegheny · ~52 km · Must-see
• Gobbler's Knob · park · Jefferson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Clarion · ~58 km · Must-see
• Jennings Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Butler · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rachel Carson Trail · trek · Allegheny · ~58 km · Must-see
• Beaver Run Reservoir · lake · Westmoreland · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lock No. 8

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lock No. 8

• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~28 km · Must-see
• Beaver Run Reservoir · lake · Westmoreland · ~59 km · Must-see
• Loyalhanna Lake National Recreation Area · lake · Westmoreland · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain · lake · Allegheny · ~80 km · Must-see
• Panther Hollow Lake · lake · Allegheny · ~81 km · Must-see
• Emsworth Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~84 km · Must-see
• Dashields Locks and Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Sabula Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~92 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Lake · lake · Clearfield · ~99 km · Must-see

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