Number Three Dam

Number Three 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 Number Three 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 Number Three Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.89664, -75.63621. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Number Three Dam

• Beltzville State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Allen · fort · Carbon · ~11 km · Must-see
• Old Jail Museum · museum · Carbon · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pisgah Vista · viewpoint · Carbon · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lehigh Gorge State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Broad Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mauch Chunk Dam · lake · Carbon · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hickory Run State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fireman's Drinking Fountain · attraction · Lehigh · ~20 km · Must-see
• Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument · fort · Lehigh · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pimple Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bake Oven Knob · viewpoint · Lehigh · ~23 km · Must-see
• Broad Run Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 38 · sanctuary · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Francis E. Walter Dam · lake · Carbon · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lehigh Valley Zoo · sanctuary · Lehigh · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Number Three Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Number Three Dam

• Mauch Chunk Dam · lake · Carbon · ~18 km · Must-see
• Broad Run Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Francis E. Walter Dam · lake · Carbon · ~31 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Warren · ~34 km · Must-see
• Leaser Lake Dam · lake · Lehigh · ~38 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Lake · lake · Warren · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Muhlenberg · lake · Lehigh · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Choctaw · lake · Luzerne · ~52 km · Must-see
• Locust Lake State Park · lake · Schuylkill · ~54 km · Must-see

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