Medway Dam

Medway 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 Medway 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 Medway Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.40448, -73.87931. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Medway Dam

• Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~5 km · Must-see
• King Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~10 km · Must-see
• Murder Bridge Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~10 km · Must-see
• Valley Paper Mill Chimney and Site · fort · Albany · ~11 km · Must-see
• Alcove Reservoir · lake · Albany · ~14 km · Must-see
• New York Mahayana Temple · Buddhist site · Greene · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hudson River Islands State Park · park · Columbia · ~15 km · Must-see
• Schodack Island State Park · sanctuary · Rensselaer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Basic Creek Reservoir · lake · Albany · ~18 km · Must-see
• Martin Van Buren National Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bear Swamp · sanctuary · Albany · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hudson–Athens Lighthouse · beach · Greene · ~22 km · Must-see
• Vedder Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cairo Round Top · viewpoint · Greene · ~24 km · Must-see
• Daughters of Mary, Mother of Our Savior · church · Greene · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hannacroix Ravine · park · Albany · ~25 km · Must-see
• Thomas Cole National Historic Site · sanctuary · Greene · ~25 km · Must-see
• Clarksville Preserve · cave · Albany · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Medway Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Medway Dam

• Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~5 km · Must-see
• Alcove Reservoir · lake · Albany · ~14 km · Must-see
• Basic Creek Reservoir · lake · Albany · ~18 km · Must-see
• Nassau Lake Dam · lake · Rensselaer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Buckingham Lake · lake · Bennington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Washington Park Lake · lake · Albany · ~37 km · Must-see
• Washington Park Lake · lake · Bennington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Buckingham Lake · lake · Albany · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tivoli Lake · lake · Albany · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tivoli Lake · lake · Bennington · ~39 km · Must-see

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