Herkimer Hydro Dam

Herkimer Hydro 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 Herkimer Hydro 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 Herkimer Hydro Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.05259, -74.98628. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Herkimer Hydro Dam

• Fort Dayton · fort · Bennington · ~3 km · Must-see
• Herkimer · church · Bennington · ~4 km · Must-see
• Steuben Hill · viewpoint · Herkimer · ~4 km · Must-see
• Steuben Hill · sanctuary · Rutland · ~4 km · Must-see
• Oak Hill · viewpoint · Herkimer · ~5 km · Must-see
• Osborne Hill · viewpoint · Herkimer · ~7 km · Must-see
• Hasenclever Hill · viewpoint · Herkimer · ~8 km · Must-see
• Vickerman Hill · viewpoint · Herkimer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Schrader Hill · viewpoint · Herkimer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Shoemaker Hill · viewpoint · Herkimer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Harter Hill · viewpoint · Herkimer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Top Notch · viewpoint · Herkimer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Dutch Hill · viewpoint · Herkimer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Herkimer Home State Historic Site · park · Herkimer · ~18 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Monastery · church · Bennington · ~18 km · Must-see
• Unadilla Lake · lake · Rutland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dairy Hill · viewpoint · Herkimer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kyser Lake · lake · Bennington · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Herkimer Hydro Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Herkimer Hydro Dam

• Unadilla Lake · lake · Rutland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kyser Lake · lake · Bennington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Weatherby Pond · lake · Bennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Weaver Lake · lake · Bennington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Young Lake · lake · Bennington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Bennington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Allen Lake · lake · Bennington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Shipman Pond · lake · Bennington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Canadarago Lake · lake · Otsego · ~33 km · Must-see
• Canadarago Lake · lake · Rutland · ~33 km · Must-see

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