Palmer Dam

Palmer 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 Palmer 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 Palmer Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.42579, -76.16630. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Palmer Dam

• Blue Marsh Lake · lake · Berks · ~11 km · Must-see
• Robesonia Furnace Historic District · fort · Berks · ~12 km · Must-see
• Golden Age Air Museum · museum · Berks · ~14 km · Must-see
• Vraj · temple · Schuylkill · ~19 km · Must-see
• Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mid-Atlantic Air Museum · museum · Berks · ~22 km · Must-see
• Horse-Shoe Trail · trek · Lancaster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Reading Public Museum · museum · Berks · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ontelaunee Reservoir · lake · Berks · ~28 km · Must-see
• Frederick Lauer Monument · fort · Berks · ~30 km · Must-see
• Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Berks · ~30 km · Must-see
• Antietam Lake · lake · Berks · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hawk Mountain · viewpoint · Berks · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ephrata Cloister · museum · Lancaster · ~34 km · Must-see
• Yuengling Bicentennial Park and Gardens · park · Schuylkill · ~36 km · Must-see
• Swatara State Park · sanctuary · Lebanon · ~36 km · Must-see
• Crystal Cave · cave · Berks · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Valley Rail Trail · trek · Lebanon · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Palmer Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Palmer Dam

• Blue Marsh Lake · lake · Berks · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ontelaunee Reservoir · lake · Berks · ~28 km · Must-see
• Antietam Lake · lake · Berks · ~33 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake State Park · lake · Lebanon · ~46 km · Must-see
• Leaser Lake Dam · lake · Lehigh · ~48 km · Must-see
• Locust Lake State Park · lake · Schuylkill · ~49 km · Must-see
• Marsh Creek Reservoir · lake · Chester · ~68 km · Must-see
• Broad Run Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Choctaw · lake · Luzerne · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mauch Chunk Dam · lake · Carbon · ~70 km · Must-see

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