Wicks Dam

Wicks 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 Wicks 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 Wicks Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.11896, -75.01865. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wicks Dam

• Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pike · ~7 km · Must-see
• Thunder Swamp Trail System · trek · Pike · ~11 km · Must-see
• Catfish Station Fire Tower · viewpoint · Warren · ~11 km · Must-see
• Paradise Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Mohican · viewpoint · Warren · ~15 km · Must-see
• Van Campen Inn · fort · Sussex · ~15 km · Must-see
• Delaware State Forest · sanctuary · Warren · ~15 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bird Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sunfish Pond · lake · Warren · ~17 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~18 km · Must-see
• George W. Childs Recreation Site · sanctuary · Sussex · ~19 km · Must-see
• Worthington State Forest · sanctuary · Warren · ~20 km · Must-see
• Swartswood Lake · lake · Sussex · ~20 km · Must-see
• Delaware State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kittatinny Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Owassa · lake · Sussex · ~22 km · Must-see
• Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · viewpoint · Warren · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wicks Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wicks Dam

• Sunfish Pond · lake · Warren · ~17 km · Must-see
• Swartswood Lake · lake · Sussex · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Owassa · lake · Sussex · ~22 km · Must-see
• Culvers Lake Dam · lake · Sussex · ~25 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Warren · ~37 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Mohawk · lake · Sussex · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Lackawanna · lake · Sussex · ~41 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Lake · lake · Warren · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fairview Lake · lake · Pike · ~43 km · Must-see

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