Tar Run Dam

Tar Run 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 Tar Run 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 Tar Run Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.75514, -76.21966. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tar Run Dam

• Weiser State Forest · sanctuary · Schuylkill · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Chapel · church · Schuylkill · ~9 km · Must-see
• Yuengling Bicentennial Park and Gardens · park · Schuylkill · ~10 km · Must-see
• Locust Lake State Park · lake · Schuylkill · ~11 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 329 · sanctuary · Schuylkill · ~13 km · Must-see
• Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church · church · Columbia · ~15 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora State Park · sanctuary · Schuylkill · ~22 km · Must-see
• Catawissa Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Choctaw · lake · Luzerne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Vraj · temple · Schuylkill · ~28 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 58 · sanctuary · Columbia · ~29 km · Must-see
• McCauley Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hawk Mountain · viewpoint · Berks · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Glory · lake · Columbia · ~33 km · Must-see
• Esther Furnace Road · fort · Columbia · ~33 km · Must-see
• Nescopeck Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~34 km · Must-see
• Knoebels Amusement Resort · park · Columbia · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tar Run Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tar Run Dam

• Locust Lake State Park · lake · Schuylkill · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Choctaw · lake · Luzerne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Glory · lake · Columbia · ~33 km · Must-see
• Broad Run Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~40 km · Must-see
• Leaser Lake Dam · lake · Lehigh · ~42 km · Must-see
• Briar Creek Reservoir · lake · Columbia · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mauch Chunk Dam · lake · Carbon · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ontelaunee Reservoir · lake · Berks · ~51 km · Must-see
• Blue Marsh Lake · lake · Berks · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~56 km · Must-see

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