Fishtrap Dam

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

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

Coordinates: 37.43204, -82.41633. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fishtrap Dam

• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~0 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~5 km · Must-see
• Breaks Interstate Park · sanctuary · Dickenson · ~25 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ralph Stanley Museum · museum · McDowell · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pound Gap · sanctuary · Letcher · ~45 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~47 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~49 km · Must-see
• North Fork of the Pound · sanctuary · Letcher · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Floyd · ~50 km · Must-see
• Horsepen Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Carr Creek Lake · lake · Knott · ~70 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~71 km · Must-see
• Clinch River State Park · sanctuary · Russell · ~74 km · Must-see
• R. D. Bailey Lake · lake · Wyoming · ~74 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fishtrap Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fishtrap Dam

• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~0 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~5 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~29 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~49 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Floyd · ~50 km · Must-see
• Carr Creek Lake · lake · Knott · ~70 km · Must-see
• R. D. Bailey Lake · lake · Wyoming · ~74 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~74 km · Must-see
• Paintsville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~85 km · Must-see
• East Lynn Lake · lake · Wayne · ~94 km · Must-see

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