Meadow Grounds Dam

Meadow Grounds 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 Meadow Grounds 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 Meadow Grounds Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.90540, -78.05867. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Meadow Grounds Dam

• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Big Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Buchanan State Forest · sanctuary · Fulton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cowans Gap State Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fort Loudoun · fort · Franklin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Parnell Knob · viewpoint · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sidneys Knob · viewpoint · Fulton · ~28 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 49 · sanctuary · Bedford · ~30 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 261 · sanctuary · Bedford · ~36 km · Must-see
• Roundtop Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rays Hill · viewpoint · Huntingdon · ~37 km · Must-see
• Clark's Knob · viewpoint · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tayamentasachta · park · Franklin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tonoloway Ridge · viewpoint · Washington · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederick State Park · fort · Washington · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sideling Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Meadow Grounds Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Meadow Grounds Dam

• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Berkeley · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Washington · ~58 km · Must-see
• Raystown Lake · lake · Huntingdon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Lake · lake · Bedford · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Habeeb · lake · Allegany · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~83 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Holiday · lake · Allegany · ~87 km · Must-see
• Warrior Ridge Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~88 km · Must-see

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