Butler Dam

Butler 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 Butler 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 Butler Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.26711, -78.19967. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Butler Dam

• Fort Loudoun · fort · Washington · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Hebron Cemetery · church · Washington · ~12 km · Must-see
• Old Stone Church · church · Winchester · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Holiday · lake · Allegany · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Colvin · fort · Washington · ~18 km · Must-see
• Morgan Morgan Monument · church · Washington · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bear Garden Mountain · viewpoint · Allegany · ~23 km · Must-see
• Capon Chapel · church · Hampshire · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cacapon Mountain · viewpoint · Allegany · ~29 km · Must-see
• Schaffenaker Mountain · viewpoint · Allegany · ~29 km · Must-see
• Old Chapel · church · Washington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Frederick · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ice Mountain · viewpoint · Allegany · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cacapon Mountain · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~32 km · Must-see
• North Mountain · viewpoint · Berkeley · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Butler Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Butler Dam

• Lake Holiday · lake · Allegany · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Frederick · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Berkeley · ~35 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Hardy · ~47 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Allegany · ~47 km · Must-see
• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Habeeb · lake · Allegany · ~78 km · Must-see
• Culler Lake · lake · Frederick · ~86 km · Must-see

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