Schnader Dam

Schnader Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Schnader Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Schnader Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.27448, -76.00124. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schnader Dam

• Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Berks · ~5 km · Must-see
• Reading Public Museum · museum · Berks · ~9 km · Must-see
• Frederick Lauer Monument · fort · Berks · ~12 km · Must-see
• Horse-Shoe Trail · trek · Lancaster · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mid-Atlantic Air Museum · museum · Berks · ~15 km · Must-see
• Robesonia Furnace Historic District · fort · Berks · ~18 km · Must-see
• Antietam Lake · lake · Berks · ~18 km · Must-see
• Blue Marsh Lake · lake · Berks · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ephrata Cloister · museum · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• French Creek State Park · sanctuary · Berks · ~24 km · Must-see
• Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~25 km · Must-see
• New Holland Machine Company · church · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · park · Berks · ~27 km · Must-see
• Oley Township Volunteer Park · viewpoint · Berks · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ontelaunee Reservoir · lake · Berks · ~29 km · Must-see
• Schuylkill River Trail · trek · Berks · ~34 km · Must-see
• Welkinweir · park · Chester · ~38 km · Must-see
• Crystal Cave · cave · Berks · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Schnader Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Schnader Dam

• Antietam Lake · lake · Berks · ~18 km · Must-see
• Blue Marsh Lake · lake · Berks · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ontelaunee Reservoir · lake · Berks · ~29 km · Must-see
• Marsh Creek Reservoir · lake · Chester · ~41 km · Must-see
• Black Rock Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~55 km · Must-see
• Leaser Lake Dam · lake · Lehigh · ~57 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake State Park · lake · Lebanon · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Muhlenberg · lake · Lehigh · ~69 km · Must-see
• Locust Lake State Park · lake · Schuylkill · ~71 km · Must-see
• Holtwood Dam · lake · Lancaster · ~72 km · Must-see

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