Local favourite lake · Eastern Cape, South Africa
Biggs Dam
Biggs Dam is a lake in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Biggs 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 Biggs 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 Biggs Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -31.66363, 25.29618. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Biggs Dam
- Grassridge Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~24 km · Must-see
- Lootsberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~59 km · Must-see
- Wapadsberg Pass · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~61 km · Must-see
- Tafelberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~16 km
- Gryskop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~17 km
- Rooikop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~18 km
- Oskop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~20 km
- Wolweberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~26 km
- Buffelskop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~28 km
- Kamberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~29 km
- Die Keps · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~32 km
- Bloukop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~40 km
- Boesmansberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~42 km
- Alex Hill · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~44 km
- Speelmanskop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~45 km
- Tierkloof se Berg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~45 km
- Eselshoek · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~51 km
- Aasvoëlkop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~51 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Biggs Dam
- Grassridge Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~24 km · Must-see
- Lake Arthur · lake · Eastern Cape · ~97 km
- Kommandodrif Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~106 km
- Nqweba Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~119 km
- Elandsdrift · lake · Eastern Cape · ~130 km
- Gariep Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~147 km
- Cypress Grove Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~18 km
- Kelley-Patterson Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~31 km
- Egerton Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~39 km
- Myldam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~42 km
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Frequently asked
Is Biggs Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Biggs Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Biggs Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Biggs Dam?
Nearby: Grassridge Dam (lake, 24 km), Lootsberg (viewpoint, 59 km), Wapadsberg Pass (viewpoint, 61 km), Tafelberg (viewpoint, 16 km), Gryskop (viewpoint, 17 km), Rooikop (viewpoint, 18 km).