Local favourite dam · Mpumalanga, South Africa
Bankfontein Dam
Bankfontein Dam is a dam in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Bankfontein 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Bankfontein 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 Bankfontein Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -25.97127, 29.46609. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bankfontein Dam
- Nederduitse Gerformeerde Kerk Middelburg (Witkerk) · church · Mpumalanga · ~29 km · Must-see
- Fort Merensky · fort · Mpumalanga · ~39 km · Must-see
- Heyns Privaatnatuurreserve · sanctuary · Mpumalanga · ~10 km
- Witbank Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~22 km
- Witbank Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Mpumalanga · ~24 km
- Athlone Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~24 km
- Rietfontein Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~63 km
- Rhenosterpoort Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Gauteng · ~71 km
- Nooitgedacht Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~75 km
- Schoongezicht Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~4 km
- Blesbok Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~5 km
- Klipbank Mine · fort · Mpumalanga · ~12 km
- Douglas Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~13 km
- Vaalbankdam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~17 km
- Mac's Creek Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~17 km
- Eikeboom Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~17 km
- Marlothnews · sanctuary · Mpumalanga · ~18 km
- Goedehoop Collieries · fort · Mpumalanga · ~20 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bankfontein Dam
- Witbank Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~22 km
- Athlone Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~24 km
- Rietfontein Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~63 km
- Nooitgedacht Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~75 km
- Loskop Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~75 km
- Trichardtsfontein Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~78 km
- Willem Brummer Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~89 km
- Douglas Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~92 km
- Bronkhorstspruit Dam · lake · Gauteng · ~97 km
- Rooikraaldam · lake · Limpopo · ~97 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Bankfontein Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Bankfontein Dam?
Nearby: Nederduitse Gerformeerde Kerk Middelburg (Witkerk) (church, 29 km), Fort Merensky (fort, 39 km), Heyns Privaatnatuurreserve (sanctuary, 10 km), Witbank Dam (lake, 22 km), Witbank Nature Reserve (sanctuary, 24 km), Athlone Dam (lake, 24 km).