Tower Dam

Tower 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 Tower 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 Tower Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.36218, -84.29600. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tower Dam

• Michigan Islands Wilderness · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Onaway State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Black Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~15 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Cheboygan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ocqueoc Falls · waterfall · Presque Isle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort de Buade · fort · Cheboygan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Aloha State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mullett Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~31 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake State Park · lake · Cheboygan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Montmorency · ~35 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Forty Mile Point Light · viewpoint · Presque Isle · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Duncan Bay Boat Club · lake · Cheboygan · ~43 km · Must-see
• P.H. Hoeft State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan Crib Light · beach · Cheboygan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tower Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tower Dam

• Black Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mullett Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~31 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake State Park · lake · Cheboygan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Montmorency · ~35 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Duncan Bay Boat Club · lake · Cheboygan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~46 km · Must-see
• Douglas Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Thumb Lake · lake · Charlevoix · ~52 km · Must-see
• Munro Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~52 km · Must-see

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