Gorge Dam

Gorge 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 Gorge 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 Gorge Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.49014, -73.16904. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gorge Dam

• Methodist Episcopal Church of Winooski · church · Chittenden · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Church · church · Chittenden · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fleming Museum of Art · museum · Chittenden · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ohavi Zedek Synagogue · church · Chittenden · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ira Allen Chapel · church · Chittenden · ~3 km · Must-see
• Little Park · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~4 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Chittenden · ~4 km · Must-see
• First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington · church · Chittenden · ~5 km · Must-see
• Co-Cathedral of Saint Joseph · church · Chittenden · ~5 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Chittenden · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Cathedral Episcopal Church · church · Chittenden · ~5 km · Must-see
• Battery Park · sanctuary · Chittenden · ~5 km · Must-see
• Howard Mortuary Chapel · church · Chittenden · ~6 km · Must-see
• Burlington Breakwater North Lighthouse · beach · Chittenden · ~6 km · Must-see
• Burlington Light South · beach · Chittenden · ~6 km · Must-see
• Reverence · attraction · Chittenden · ~7 km · Must-see
• World's Tallest Filing Cabinet · attraction · Chittenden · ~7 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Nature Park · sanctuary · Chittenden · ~7 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gorge Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gorge Dam

• Indian Brook Reservoir · lake · Chittenden · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Chittenden · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Champlain · lake · Chittenden · ~25 km · Must-see
• Morrisville Dam · lake · Lamoille · ~57 km · Must-see
• Elizabethtown · lake · Addison · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wrightsville Reservoir · lake · Grafton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Mountain · lake · Clinton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Chimney Point State Historic Site · lake · Addison · ~68 km · Must-see
• Taylor Pond · lake · Clinton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Grand Isle · ~70 km · Must-see

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