Prompton Dam

Prompton 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Prompton 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 Prompton Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.58928, -75.32762. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Prompton Dam

• Varden Conservation Area · sanctuary · Wayne · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lower Wood Pond Dam · lake · Wayne · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Wallenpaupack · lake · Pike · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Teedyuskung · lake · Pike · ~26 km · Must-see
• Archbald Pothole State Park · park · Lackawanna · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Lacawac · lake · Wayne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Elk Hill · viewpoint · Susquehanna · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fairview Lake · lake · Pike · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Ararat · viewpoint · Wayne · ~31 km · Must-see
• Luxton Lake · lake · Pike · ~33 km · Must-see
• Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Zane Grey Museum · museum · Pike · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lackawanna State Park · sanctuary · Lackawanna · ~39 km · Must-see
• Promised Land State Park · sanctuary · Pike · ~40 km · Must-see
• Houdini Museum · museum · Lackawanna · ~41 km · Must-see
• Nay Aug Park · park · Lackawanna · ~42 km · Must-see
• Weston Field · park · Lackawanna · ~42 km · Must-see
• Everhart Museum · museum · Lackawanna · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Prompton Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Prompton Dam

• Lower Wood Pond Dam · lake · Wayne · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Wallenpaupack · lake · Pike · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Teedyuskung · lake · Pike · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Lacawac · lake · Wayne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fairview Lake · lake · Pike · ~30 km · Must-see
• Luxton Lake · lake · Pike · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Scranton Dam · lake · Lackawanna · ~43 km · Must-see
• Black Ash Swamp · lake · Wayne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Somerset Lake · lake · Wayne · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fords Lake · lake · Lackawanna · ~47 km · Must-see

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