Upper Millpond Dam

Upper Millpond 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Upper Millpond 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 Upper Millpond Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.34330, -72.31061. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Millpond Dam

• Florence Griswold Museum · museum · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• Becket Hill State Park Reserve · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Watch Rock Preserve · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Rocky Neck State Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Essex Park · park · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Nehantic State Forest · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lynde Point · beach · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• The Preserve · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Centerbrook Meetinghouse · church · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Saybrook Breakwater Light · fort · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Niantic Children’s Museum · museum · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• McCook Park Beach · beach · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• New England Hebrew Farmers of the Emanuel Society Synagogue and Creamery Site · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hadlyme Ferry Historic District · fort · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Konomoc · lake · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gillette Castle State Park · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~17 km · Must-see
• Devil's Hopyard State Park · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bates Woods Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Millpond Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Millpond Dam

• Lake Konomoc · lake · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gardner Lake State Park · lake · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Hayward · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gardner Lake · lake · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~25 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tuxis Pond · lake · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~31 km · Must-see
• Higganum Reservoir · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~33 km · Must-see
• Higganum Reservoir State Park · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pameacha Pond Dam · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaillard · lake · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~49 km · Must-see

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