West End Dam

West End 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 West End 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 West End Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.41130, -79.72815. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near West End Dam

• Fort Machault · fort · Venango · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fort Venango · fort · Venango · ~10 km · Must-see
• Franklin Alliance Church · church · Venango · ~10 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 47 · sanctuary · Venango · ~13 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 45 · sanctuary · Venango · ~15 km · Must-see
• Indian God Rock · fort · Venango · ~15 km · Must-see
• Oil Creek State Park · sanctuary · Venango · ~20 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 39 · sanctuary · Venango · ~25 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Clarion · ~28 km · Must-see
• Drake Well Museum · museum · Venango · ~29 km · Must-see
• McKeever Center at Clear Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Mercer · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cornplanter State Forest · sanctuary · Warren · ~39 km · Must-see
• Maurice K. Goddard State Park · sanctuary · Mercer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Erie National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Crawford · ~45 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 24 · sanctuary · Forest · ~47 km · Must-see
• John Brown Tannery Site · fort · Crawford · ~49 km · Must-see
• WWCH · attraction · Clarion · ~49 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Islands Wilderness · sanctuary · Warren · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of West End Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near West End Dam

• Conneaut Lake · lake · Crawford · ~66 km · Must-see
• Chapman Lake · lake · Warren · ~74 km · Must-see
• Edinboro Lake · lake · Erie · ~78 km · Must-see
• Shenango Dam · lake · Mercer · ~79 km · Must-see
• Pymatuning Reservoir · lake · Crawford · ~83 km · Must-see
• Pymatuning State Park · lake · Ashtabula · ~87 km · Must-see
• Findley Lake · lake · Erie · ~97 km · Must-see
• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~103 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Lake State Park - Wildlife Observation Area · lake · Trumbull · ~105 km · Must-see

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