Must-see lake · Eastern Cape, South Africa
Grassridge Dam
Grassridge Dam is a lake in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Grassridge Dam: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Grassridge Dam
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Grassridge Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -31.75238, 25.46648. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Grassridge Dam
- Wapadsberg Pass · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~73 km · Must-see
- Swaershoek Pass · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~75 km · Must-see
- Boesmansberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~18 km
- Speelmanskop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~22 km
- Aasvoëlkop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~28 km
- Elandsberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~28 km
- Bloukop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~30 km
- Tafelberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~39 km
- Gryskop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~41 km
- Tafelkop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~42 km
- Rooikop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~42 km
- Dutch Reformed Church, Hofmeyr · church · Eastern Cape · ~42 km
- Oskop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~44 km
- Alex Hill · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~44 km
- Middelberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~45 km
- Kamberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~49 km
- Wolweberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~49 km
- Nelskop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~50 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Grassridge Dam
- Lake Arthur · lake · Eastern Cape · ~75 km
- Kommandodrif Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~83 km
- Elandsdrift · lake · Eastern Cape · ~111 km
- Nqweba Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~129 km
- Andrew F. C. Turpin Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~144 km
- J.L. de Bruin Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~148 km
- Cypress Grove Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~16 km
- Biggs Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~24 km
- Egerton Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~32 km
- Kelley-Patterson Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~54 km
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Frequently asked
Is Grassridge Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Grassridge Dam yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Grassridge Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Grassridge Dam?
Nearby: Wapadsberg Pass (viewpoint, 73 km), Swaershoek Pass (viewpoint, 75 km), Boesmansberg (viewpoint, 18 km), Speelmanskop (viewpoint, 22 km), Aasvoëlkop (viewpoint, 28 km), Elandsberg (viewpoint, 28 km).
Is Grassridge Dam worth visiting?
Grassridge Dam is listed as a must-see lake in South Africa on Spotwander.