No. 5 Dam

No. 5 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 No. 5 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 No. 5 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.02591, -75.69179. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near No. 5 Dam

• Hickory Run State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lehigh Gorge State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~8 km · Must-see
• Francis E. Walter Dam · lake · Carbon · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pimple Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Broad Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~21 km · Must-see
• Nescopeck State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pisgah Vista · viewpoint · Carbon · ~23 km · Must-see
• Old Jail Museum · museum · Carbon · ~23 km · Must-see
• Beltzville State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pinchot Trail System · trek · Lackawanna · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort Allen · fort · Carbon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mauch Chunk Dam · lake · Carbon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Broad Run Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~29 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 38 · sanctuary · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Lake · lake · Warren · ~32 km · Must-see
• Camelback Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of No. 5 Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near No. 5 Dam

• Francis E. Walter Dam · lake · Carbon · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mauch Chunk Dam · lake · Carbon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Broad Run Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Lake · lake · Warren · ~32 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Warren · ~37 km · Must-see
• Nesbitt Reservoir · lake · Lackawanna · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Choctaw · lake · Luzerne · ~48 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area · lake · Luzerne · ~49 km · Must-see

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