Local favourite lake · Free State, South Africa
Rietfontein Dam
Rietfontein Dam is a lake in Free State, South Africa.
Rietfontein 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 Rietfontein 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 Rietfontein Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -28.55490, 26.99338. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Rietfontein Dam
- Bell's Pass · viewpoint · Free State · ~6 km · Must-see
- Allemanskraal Dam · lake · Free State · ~45 km · Must-see
- Willem Pretorius Game Reserve · sanctuary · Free State · ~45 km · Must-see
- Winburg Voortrekkermonument · fort · Free State · ~1 km
- Dutch Reformed Church, Winburg · church · Free State · ~6 km
- Erfenis Dam · lake · Free State · ~18 km
- Mushroom Valley Dam · lake · Free State · ~33 km
- Sand River Convention Monument · fort · Free State · ~48 km
- Sedibadam · lake · Free State · ~66 km
- Moroto · viewpoint · Free State · ~73 km
- Doornpoort Game Reserve · sanctuary · Free State · ~8 km
- Erfenis Dam Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Free State · ~16 km
- Jagpoort · viewpoint · Free State · ~22 km
- Tweefontein Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Free State · ~35 km
- Bosbok Game Reserve · sanctuary · Free State · ~35 km
- Wildbeeskop · viewpoint · Free State · ~36 km
- Spiders Nek · viewpoint · Free State · ~38 km
- AGS Theunissen · church · Free State · ~40 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rietfontein Dam
- Allemanskraal Dam · lake · Free State · ~45 km · Must-see
- Erfenis Dam · lake · Free State · ~18 km
- Mushroom Valley Dam · lake · Free State · ~33 km
- Sedibadam · lake · Free State · ~66 km
- Newbury Dam · lake · Free State · ~98 km
- Rustfontein Dam · lake · Free State · ~110 km
- Armenia Dam · lake · Free State · ~110 km
- Meulspruit Dam · lake · Free State · ~112 km
- Serfontein Dam · lake · Free State · ~124 km
- Bloemhoek Dam · lake · Free State · ~131 km
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Frequently asked
Is Rietfontein Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Rietfontein Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Rietfontein Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Rietfontein Dam?
Nearby: Bell's Pass (viewpoint, 6 km), Allemanskraal Dam (lake, 45 km), Willem Pretorius Game Reserve (sanctuary, 45 km), Winburg Voortrekkermonument (fort, 1 km), Dutch Reformed Church, Winburg (church, 6 km), Erfenis Dam (lake, 18 km).