Poe Dam

Poe 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 Poe 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 Poe Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.82268, -77.46920. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Poe Dam

• Poe Valley State Park · sanctuary · Centre · ~1 km · Must-see
• Poe Paddy State Park · sanctuary · Centre · ~6 km · Must-see
• Big Flat · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Penns Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~11 km · Must-see
• Egg Hill · viewpoint · Centre · ~13 km · Must-see
• Reeds Gap State Park · park · Mifflin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tall Timbers Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Brush Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~16 km · Must-see
• Egg Hill Church · church · Centre · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bear Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Centre · ~18 km · Must-see
• Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~19 km · Must-see
• Little Sugar Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~19 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bald Eagle State Forest · sanctuary · Centre · ~23 km · Must-see
• Nittany Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~26 km · Must-see
• Penn-Roosevelt State Park · park · Centre · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lewistown Armory · attraction · Mifflin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Poe Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Poe Dam

• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~31 km · Must-see
• Foster Joseph Sayers Dam · lake · Centre · ~35 km · Must-see
• Halfway Dam · lake · Union · ~37 km · Must-see
• McCalls Dam State Park · lake · Centre · ~41 km · Must-see
• University Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Warrior Ridge Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~71 km · Must-see
• Kettle Creek Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~89 km · Must-see
• Rose Valley Lake · lake · Lycoming · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Chillisquauqe · lake · Montour · ~94 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~95 km · Must-see

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