Lake Ellen Dam

Lake Ellen 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 Lake Ellen 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 Lake Ellen Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.94601, -79.05164. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Ellen Dam

• Chapel of the Cross · church · Orange · ~4 km · Must-see
• Coker Arboretum · park · Orange · ~4 km · Must-see
• Unsung Founders Memorial · fort · Orange · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ackland Art Museum · museum · Orange · ~5 km · Must-see
• Old Well · fort · Orange · ~5 km · Must-see
• Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower · fort · Orange · ~5 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Orange · ~7 km · Must-see
• William L. Hunt Arboretum · sanctuary · Orange · ~8 km · Must-see
• Leigh Farm · park · Durham · ~8 km · Must-see
• University Lake · lake · Orange · ~9 km · Must-see
• Duke Lemur Center · sanctuary · Durham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sarah P. Duke Gardens · park · Durham · ~15 km · Must-see
• Nasher Museum of Art · museum · Durham · ~16 km · Must-see
• O'Kellys Church · church · Chatham · ~16 km · Must-see
• Terrells Mountain · viewpoint · Chatham · ~17 km · Must-see
• 11-foot-8 Bridge · attraction · Durham · ~18 km · Must-see
• Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area · sanctuary · Orange · ~18 km · Must-see
• Eno River State Park · park · Orange · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Ellen Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Ellen Dam

• University Lake · lake · Orange · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cane Creek Resevoir Dam · lake · Orange · ~21 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Chatham · ~27 km · Must-see
• Little River Dam · lake · Durham · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree County Park · lake · Wake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree · lake · Wake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn · lake · Wake · ~41 km · Must-see
• Harris Lake · lake · Wake · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake Dam · lake · Wake · ~51 km · Must-see

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