Must-see lake · Hampshire, Massachusetts
Holyoke Dam
Holyoke Dam is a lake in Hampshire, Massachusetts.
Holyoke Dam: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Holyoke Dam
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Holyoke Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.21389, -72.60270. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Holyoke Dam
- Dinosaur Footprints · sanctuary · Hampden · ~4 km · Must-see
- Whiting Street Reservoir · lake · Hampden · ~5 km · Must-see
- Mount Tom · viewpoint · Hampden · ~6 km · Must-see
- Mount Tom State Reservation · sanctuary · Hampden · ~7 km · Must-see
- East Mountain Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hampden · ~7 km · Must-see
- Ashley Pond · lake · Hampden · ~8 km · Must-see
- Mount Nonotuck · viewpoint · Hampden · ~9 km · Must-see
- Oxbow Marina · lake · Hampshire · ~11 km · Must-see
- Joseph Allen Skinner State Park · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~12 km · Must-see
- Mount Holyoke · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~12 km · Must-see
- Our Mother of Sorrows Monastery and Retreat Center · Buddhist site · Capitol Planning Region · ~14 km · Must-see
- Mount Hitchcock · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~14 km · Must-see
- Bare Mountain · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~14 km · Must-see
- Pulaski Park · park · Hampshire · ~15 km · Must-see
- Smith College Athletic Fields · park · Hampshire · ~15 km · Must-see
- Saint Michael's Cathedral · church · Hampden · ~15 km · Must-see
- Round Hill · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~16 km · Must-see
- First Church of Christ, Congregational · church · Hampden · ~16 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Holyoke Dam
- Whiting Street Reservoir · lake · Hampden · ~5 km · Must-see
- Ashley Pond · lake · Hampden · ~8 km · Must-see
- Oxbow Marina · lake · Hampshire · ~11 km · Must-see
- Watershops Pond · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
- Campus Pond · lake · Hampshire · ~26 km · Must-see
- Winsor Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~28 km · Must-see
- Littleville Lake · lake · Hampden · ~30 km · Must-see
- Goodnough Dike · lake · Hampshire · ~33 km · Must-see
- Quabbin Reservoir · lake · Worcester · ~40 km · Must-see
- Lake Wyola · lake · Franklin · ~44 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Holyoke Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Holyoke Dam yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Holyoke Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Holyoke Dam?
Nearby: Dinosaur Footprints (sanctuary, 4 km), Whiting Street Reservoir (lake, 5 km), Mount Tom (viewpoint, 6 km), Mount Tom State Reservation (sanctuary, 7 km), East Mountain Wildlife Management Area (sanctuary, 7 km), Ashley Pond (lake, 8 km).
Is Holyoke Dam worth visiting?
Holyoke Dam is listed as a must-see lake in Massachusetts on Spotwander.