Crystal Dam

Crystal 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 Crystal 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 Crystal Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.69805, -76.32014. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crystal Dam

• Yuengling Bicentennial Park and Gardens · park · Schuylkill · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Chapel · church · Schuylkill · ~13 km · Must-see
• Weiser State Forest · sanctuary · Schuylkill · ~14 km · Must-see
• Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church · church · Columbia · ~16 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 329 · sanctuary · Schuylkill · ~18 km · Must-see
• Vraj · temple · Schuylkill · ~22 km · Must-see
• Locust Lake State Park · lake · Schuylkill · ~24 km · Must-see
• Golden Age Air Museum · museum · Berks · ~30 km · Must-see
• Catawissa Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~30 km · Must-see
• Knoebels Amusement Resort · park · Columbia · ~31 km · Must-see
• Impulse · attraction · Columbia · ~32 km · Must-see
• Flying Turns · attraction · Northumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kozmo's Kurves · temple · Columbia · ~32 km · Must-see
• Phoenix · attraction · Northumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Black Diamond · attraction · Northumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Glory · lake · Columbia · ~32 km · Must-see
• Esther Furnace Road · fort · Columbia · ~32 km · Must-see
• Swatara State Park · sanctuary · Lebanon · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Crystal Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Crystal Dam

• Locust Lake State Park · lake · Schuylkill · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Glory · lake · Columbia · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Choctaw · lake · Luzerne · ~38 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake State Park · lake · Lebanon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Blue Marsh Lake · lake · Berks · ~49 km · Must-see
• Leaser Lake Dam · lake · Lehigh · ~51 km · Must-see
• Briar Creek Reservoir · lake · Columbia · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ontelaunee Reservoir · lake · Berks · ~53 km · Must-see
• Broad Run Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mauch Chunk Dam · lake · Carbon · ~59 km · Must-see

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