Williams Dam

Williams 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 Williams 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 Williams Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.89037, -76.72967. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Williams Dam

• Richard M. Nixon County Park · sanctuary · York · ~1 km · Must-see
• York County Heritage Rail Trail · trek · York · ~3 km · Must-see
• Haines Shoe House · attraction · York · ~18 km · Must-see
• Codorus State Park · park · York · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · York · ~24 km · Must-see
• Samuel S. Lewis State Park · park · York · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bridge between East Manchester and Newberry Townships · fort · York · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gifford Pinchot State Park · sanctuary · York · ~31 km · Must-see
• Chickies Rock · viewpoint · Lancaster · ~31 km · Must-see
• National Watch and Clock Museum · museum · Lancaster · ~32 km · Must-see
• Governor Stable · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~33 km · Must-see
• Prettyboy Reservoir · lake · Baltimore · ~33 km · Must-see
• Charlotte's Quest Nature Center · sanctuary · Carroll · ~35 km · Must-see
• Field of Screams · park · Lancaster · ~39 km · Must-see
• Duncan Island · fort · Lancaster · ~39 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church · church · Lancaster · ~40 km · Must-see
• Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail · trek · Baltimore · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mason-Dixon Trail · trek · York · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Williams Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Williams Dam

• Prettyboy Reservoir · lake · Baltimore · ~33 km · Must-see
• Holtwood Dam · lake · Lancaster · ~43 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~59 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~61 km · Must-see
• Loch Raven Reservoir · lake · Baltimore · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~64 km · Must-see
• Liberty Reservoir · lake · Carroll · ~66 km · Must-see
• Conowingo Dam · lake · Cecil · ~67 km · Must-see
• Quarry Lake · lake · Baltimore · ~71 km · Must-see

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