McKelvey Dam

McKelvey 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 McKelvey 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 McKelvey Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.10522, -80.59464. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McKelvey Dam

• Helen Chapel · church · Mahoning · ~5 km · Must-see
• WKTL-FM (Struthers) · attraction · Mahoning · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fellows Riverside Gardens · park · Mahoning · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mill Creek Park · sanctuary · Mahoning · ~10 km · Must-see
• Evans Lake · lake · Mahoning · ~19 km · Must-see
• McKinley Birthplace Memorial · museum · Trumbull · ~21 km · Must-see
• Meander Creek Reservoir · lake · Mahoning · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mahoning Valley · viewpoint · Trumbull · ~24 km · Must-see
• Shenango Dam · lake · Mercer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cascade Park · waterfall · Lawrence · ~34 km · Must-see
• Leetonia Cherry Valley Beehive Coke Ovens · park · Columbiana · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Lake State Park - Wildlife Observation Area · lake · Trumbull · ~36 km · Must-see
• Burchfield Homestead · museum · Columbiana · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Creek Lake · lake · Trumbull · ~41 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 148 · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~43 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 285 · sanctuary · Beaver · ~43 km · Must-see
• McConnells Mill State Park · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~48 km · Must-see
• M42 Duster · attraction · Portage · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McKelvey Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McKelvey Dam

• Evans Lake · lake · Mahoning · ~19 km · Must-see
• Meander Creek Reservoir · lake · Mahoning · ~22 km · Must-see
• Shenango Dam · lake · Mercer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Lake State Park - Wildlife Observation Area · lake · Trumbull · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Creek Lake · lake · Trumbull · ~41 km · Must-see
• Guilford Lake Dam · lake · Columbiana · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pymatuning Reservoir · lake · Crawford · ~68 km · Must-see
• Pymatuning State Park · lake · Ashtabula · ~69 km · Must-see
• Little Blue Run Lake · lake · Beaver · ~69 km · Must-see
• Triangle Lake Bog State Nature Preserve · lake · Portage · ~70 km · Must-see

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