Gatún Dam

Gatún 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 Gatún 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 Gatún Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 9.26265, -79.93013. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gatún Dam

• Limon Bay · beach · Colón · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fort San Lorenzo · fort · Colón · ~13 km · Must-see
• Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción · church · Colón · ~14 km · Must-see
• COLON · fort · Colón · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Randolph · fort · Colón · ~18 km · Must-see
• Gatún Lake · lake · Panamá Oeste · ~18 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Soberanía · sanctuary · Colón · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lago Alajuela · lake · Colón · ~47 km · Must-see
• Summit Municipal Park · park · Panamá Province · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pedro Miguel Locks · attraction · Panamá Oeste · ~55 km · Must-see
• San Felipe · church · Colón · ~55 km · Must-see
• Miraflores Locks · lake · Panamá Province · ~59 km · Must-see
• Templo de la Ciudad de Panamá · church · Panamá Province · ~62 km · Must-see
• Metropolitan Natural Park · park · Panamá Province · ~64 km · Must-see
• Monumento Goethals · fort · Panamá Province · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ancón Hill · viewpoint · Panamá Province · ~67 km · Must-see
• Museo de Arte Contemporaneo · museum · Panamá Province · ~68 km · Must-see
• Jama Mosque · dargah · Panamá Province · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gatún Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gatún Dam

• Gatún Lake · lake · Panamá Oeste · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lago Alajuela · lake · Colón · ~47 km · Must-see
• Miraflores Locks · lake · Panamá Province · ~59 km · Must-see
• Gatún Northbound Rear (Gatún Locks) · lake · Colón · ~2 km
• Madden Dam · lake · Colón · ~44 km
• Laguna · lake · Panamá Oeste · ~70 km
• Lago Cerro Azul · lake · Panamá Province · ~72 km
• Presa Bayano · lake · Panamá Province · ~144 km
• Lago La Cuenca · lake · Colón · ~1 km
• Cuenca Salud · lake · Colón · ~22 km

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