North Branch Dam

North Branch 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 North Branch 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 North Branch Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.37572, -72.49904. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near North Branch Dam

• Lord State Forest · sanctuary · Windsor · ~8 km · Must-see
• Crystal Cascade Falls · waterfall · Windsor · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mt Ascutney · viewpoint · Windsor · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Ascutney · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~11 km · Must-see
• Springfield · lake · Sullivan · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cavendish Universalist Church · church · Windsor · ~11 km · Must-see
• Best's Covered Bridge · attraction · Windsor · ~11 km · Must-see
• Union Church · church · Sullivan · ~13 km · Must-see
• Proctor Piper State Forest · sanctuary · Windsor · ~14 km · Must-see
• Porter Turret Observatory · sanctuary · Windsor · ~14 km · Must-see
• Stellafane-West (Breezy Hill) · park · Windsor · ~14 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Recreation Area · park · Sullivan · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Ephraim · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Ephraim · viewpoint · Windsor · ~17 km · Must-see
• American Precision Museum · museum · Sullivan · ~18 km · Must-see
• Congregational Church of Chester · church · Windsor · ~18 km · Must-see
• United Church of Ludlow · church · Windsor · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of North Branch Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near North Branch Dam

• Springfield · lake · Sullivan · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Rescue · lake · Windsor · ~23 km · Must-see
• Amherst Lake Dam · lake · Windsor · ~25 km · Must-see
• North Hartland Dam · lake · Windsor · ~35 km · Must-see
• Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park · lake · Sullivan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mud Pond · lake · Sullivan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Eastman Pond · lake · Sullivan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ball Mountain Dam · lake · Windham · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Sunapee · lake · Sullivan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Solitude · lake · Merrimack · ~45 km · Must-see

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