Cresson Dam

Cresson 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 Cresson 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 Cresson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.49717, -78.59702. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cresson Dam

• Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel · church · Cambria · ~4 km · Must-see
• Gallitzin State Forest · sanctuary · Cambria · ~11 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark · sanctuary · Blair · ~12 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Curve · fort · Blair · ~12 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site · sanctuary · Cambria · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~15 km · Must-see
• Temple Beth Israel · temple · Blair · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament · church · Blair · ~21 km · Must-see
• Leap-The-Dips · park · Blair · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lakemont Park · park · Blair · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ritchey Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~23 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 108 · sanctuary · Cambria · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pine Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~25 km · Must-see
• Schaefer Head · viewpoint · Blair · ~25 km · Must-see
• Prince Gallitzin State Park · sanctuary · Cambria · ~26 km · Must-see
• Herman Point · viewpoint · Bedford · ~28 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Flood National Memorial · sanctuary · Cambria · ~29 km · Must-see
• Blue Knob · viewpoint · Bedford · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cresson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cresson Dam

• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~15 km · Must-see
• Raystown Lake · lake · Huntingdon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Quemahoning Reservoir · lake · Somerset · ~60 km · Must-see
• Warrior Ridge Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Lake · lake · Clearfield · ~62 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~64 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Lake · lake · Bedford · ~64 km · Must-see
• University Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~81 km · Must-see
• Loyalhanna Lake National Recreation Area · lake · Westmoreland · ~89 km · Must-see

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