Local favourite lake · Saint Clair, Michigan
Fords Dam
Fords Dam is a lake in Saint Clair, Michigan.
Fords 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 Fords 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 Fords Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 43.05708, -82.59984. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Fords Dam
- Lakeport State Park · park · Saint Clair · ~14 km · Must-see
- Elmer P. and Irene Jasper Woods Memorial Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~14 km · Must-see
- Fort Gratiot Light · fort · Saint Clair · ~19 km · Must-see
- Fort St. Joseph · fort · Saint Clair · ~19 km · Must-see
- Thomas Edison Depot Museum · museum · Saint Clair · ~19 km · Must-see
- Port Huron Museum · museum · Saint Clair · ~21 km · Must-see
- Peche Island Lighthouse Tower · beach · Saint Clair · ~49 km · Must-see
- W.C. Wetzel State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Macomb · ~51 km · Must-see
- Port Sanilac Light · beach · Sanilac · ~52 km · Must-see
- Victoria Hall / Petrolia Town Hall · fort · Southwestern Ontario · ~52 km · Must-see
- Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~54 km · Must-see
- Wolcott Mill Metropark · park · Macomb · ~54 km · Must-see
- General Squier Memorial Park · park · Lapeer · ~56 km · Must-see
- Kolping Park and Chapel · church · Saint Clair · ~57 km · Must-see
- Algonac State Park · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~57 km · Must-see
- Lakeville Lake · lake · Oakland · ~64 km · Must-see
- Lakeville Swamp Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Oakland · ~65 km · Must-see
- Stony Creek Metropark · park · Macomb · ~66 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fords Dam
- Lakeville Lake · lake · Oakland · ~64 km · Must-see
- Lake Saint Clair Metropark · lake · Macomb · ~70 km · Must-see
- Saint Clair Flats Front Range Light · lake · Saint Clair · ~73 km · Must-see
- Lake Orion · lake · Oakland · ~77 km · Must-see
- Lake Saint Clair · lake · Ohio · ~79 km · Must-see
- Tommys Lake · lake · Oakland · ~80 km · Must-see
- Walters Lake · lake · Oakland · ~87 km · Must-see
- Upper Bushman Lake · lake · Oakland · ~87 km · Must-see
- Whipple Lake · lake · Oakland · ~88 km · Must-see
- Lake Angelus · lake · Oakland · ~90 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Fords Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Fords Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Fords Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Fords Dam?
Nearby: Lakeport State Park (park, 14 km), Elmer P. and Irene Jasper Woods Memorial Nature Sanctuary (sanctuary, 14 km), Fort Gratiot Light (fort, 19 km), Fort St. Joseph (fort, 19 km), Thomas Edison Depot Museum (museum, 19 km), Port Huron Museum (museum, 21 km).