Lower Dam

Lower 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 Lower 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 Lower Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.97611, -74.19470. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lower Dam

• G. Thomas Donch Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Bergen · ~1 km · Must-see
• High Mountain Park Preserve · sanctuary · Passaic · ~3 km · Must-see
• Goffle Brook Park · viewpoint · Passaic · ~5 km · Must-see
• Barnert Temple · temple · Bergen · ~5 km · Must-see
• Pietro and Maria Botto House;American Labor Museum · museum · Passaic · ~6 km · Must-see
• Great Falls · waterfall · Passaic · ~8 km · Must-see
• Saint Michael the Archangel Church · church · Passaic · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pompton Aquatic Park · park · Passaic · ~9 km · Must-see
• West Side Park · park · Passaic · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist · church · Passaic · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pompton Falls · waterfall · Passaic · ~9 km · Must-see
• Islamic Center of Passaic County · dargah · Passaic · ~10 km · Must-see
• Campgaw Mountain Reservation · sanctuary · Bergen · ~10 km · Must-see
• Eastside Park · park · Passaic · ~10 km · Must-see
• Garret Mountain Reservation · sanctuary · Passaic · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lambert Castle · museum · Passaic · ~11 km · Must-see
• Campgaw Mountain · viewpoint · Bergen · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ramapo Lake · lake · Passaic · ~11 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lower Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lower Dam

• Ramapo Lake · lake · Passaic · ~11 km · Must-see
• Woodcliff Lake Resevoir · lake · Bergen · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wanaque Reservior · lake · Passaic · ~18 km · Must-see
• Oradell Reservoir · lake · Bergen · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Tappan · lake · Bergen · ~23 km · Must-see
• Shepherd Lake · lake · Passaic · ~23 km · Must-see
• Monksville Reservoir · lake · Passaic · ~25 km · Must-see
• Boonton Reservoir · lake · Morris · ~26 km · Must-see
• Splitrock Reservoir · lake · Morris · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pinecrest Dam · lake · Passaic · ~26 km · Must-see

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