Gross Dam

Gross 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 Gross 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 Gross Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.79691, -81.99004. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gross Dam

• Secrest Arboretum · sanctuary · Wayne · ~8 km · Must-see
• Brown's Lake Bog · lake · Wayne · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ashland Reservoir · lake · Ashland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Lake Park · lake · Medina · ~38 km · Must-see
• Charles Mill Lake · lake · Richland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mohican Memorial State Forest · sanctuary · Ashland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Hill Lake · lake · Richland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Site of the tree from the movie Shawshank Redemption, before felling. · attraction · Richland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Malabar Farm State Park · fort · Richland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ramser Arboretum · sanctuary · Knox · ~48 km · Must-see
• Comet Lake Dam · lake · Summit · ~52 km · Must-see
• Findley State Park · park · Lorain · ~52 km · Must-see
• Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Stark · ~53 km · Must-see
• Ohio State Reformatory · museum · Richland · ~54 km · Must-see
• Singer Lake Bog · lake · Summit · ~55 km · Must-see
• Oak Hill Cottage · fort · Richland · ~56 km · Must-see
• Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building · fort · Richland · ~56 km · Must-see
• Portage Lakes flood gates · lake · Summit · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gross Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gross Dam

• Brown's Lake Bog · lake · Wayne · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ashland Reservoir · lake · Ashland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Lake Park · lake · Medina · ~38 km · Must-see
• Charles Mill Lake · lake · Richland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Hill Lake · lake · Richland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Comet Lake Dam · lake · Summit · ~52 km · Must-see
• Singer Lake Bog · lake · Summit · ~55 km · Must-see
• Portage Lakes flood gates · lake · Summit · ~56 km · Must-see
• North Lake Park · lake · Richland · ~58 km · Must-see
• Clear Fork Resevoir · lake · Morrow · ~69 km · Must-see

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