Cowans Gap Dam

Cowans Gap 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 Cowans Gap 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 Cowans Gap Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.00185, -77.92391. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cowans Gap Dam

• Cowans Gap State Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Big Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sidneys Knob · viewpoint · Fulton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Parnell Knob · viewpoint · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort Loudoun · fort · Franklin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Clark's Knob · viewpoint · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Chambers Fort Park · church · Franklin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Zion Reformed Church · church · Franklin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Historic Franklin County Jail · fort · Franklin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Rays Hill · viewpoint · Huntingdon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Buchanan State Forest · sanctuary · Fulton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rockhill Trolley Museum · museum · Huntingdon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tayamentasachta · park · Franklin · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~39 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 261 · sanctuary · Bedford · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cowans Gap Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cowans Gap Dam

• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Raystown Lake · lake · Huntingdon · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~67 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Berkeley · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Washington · ~74 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Lake · lake · Bedford · ~76 km · Must-see
• Warrior Ridge Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Habeeb · lake · Allegany · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~89 km · Must-see

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