Ton-A-Wanda Dam

Ton-A-Wanda Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Ton-A-Wanda Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Ton-A-Wanda Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.25978, -82.47426. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ton-A-Wanda Dam

• McAlpine Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake Summit · lake · Greenville · ~8 km · Must-see
• Holmes Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Greenville · ~12 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve · sanctuary · Greenville · ~27 km · Must-see
• Caesars Head Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~28 km · Must-see
• Robinson Rock House Ruin and Plantation Site · fort · Greenville · ~28 km · Must-see
• Raven Cliff Falls · waterfall · Greenville · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Adger · lake · East Tennessee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Transylvania · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Julian · lake · East Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bluerock Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bluerock Mountain · viewpoint · Henderson · ~33 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Arboretum · park · East Tennessee · ~36 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Arboretum · park · Buncombe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Looking Glass Rock · viewpoint · Transylvania · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Lure · lake · East Tennessee · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ton-A-Wanda Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ton-A-Wanda Dam

• Lake Summit · lake · Greenville · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Adger · lake · East Tennessee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Julian · lake · East Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Lure · lake · East Tennessee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Ashnoca · lake · East Tennessee · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake William C Bowen · lake · Spartanburg · ~51 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Saluda Lake · lake · Pickens · ~54 km · Must-see
• North Fork Reservoir · lake · East Tennessee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Jocassee · lake · Oconee · ~63 km · Must-see

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