Wilhelm Dam

Wilhelm 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 Wilhelm 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 Wilhelm Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.36836, -80.08603. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wilhelm Dam

• McKeever Center at Clear Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Mercer · ~2 km · Must-see
• Maurice K. Goddard State Park · sanctuary · Mercer · ~8 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 39 · sanctuary · Venango · ~18 km · Must-see
• Franklin Alliance Church · church · Venango · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort Machault · fort · Venango · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Venango · fort · Venango · ~28 km · Must-see
• Indian God Rock · fort · Venango · ~28 km · Must-see
• Conneaut Lake · lake · Crawford · ~41 km · Must-see
• Shenango Dam · lake · Mercer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Erie National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Crawford · ~46 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 45 · sanctuary · Venango · ~46 km · Must-see
• Oil Creek State Park · sanctuary · Venango · ~50 km · Must-see
• Jennings Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Butler · ~50 km · Must-see
• John Brown Tannery Site · fort · Crawford · ~51 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 47 · sanctuary · Venango · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pymatuning Reservoir · lake · Crawford · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pymatuning State Park · sanctuary · Crawford · ~53 km · Must-see
• Moraine State Park · sanctuary · Butler · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wilhelm Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wilhelm Dam

• Conneaut Lake · lake · Crawford · ~41 km · Must-see
• Shenango Dam · lake · Mercer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pymatuning Reservoir · lake · Crawford · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pymatuning State Park · lake · Ashtabula · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Lake State Park - Wildlife Observation Area · lake · Trumbull · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Creek Lake · lake · Trumbull · ~70 km · Must-see
• Edinboro Lake · lake · Erie · ~72 km · Must-see
• Evans Lake · lake · Mahoning · ~78 km · Must-see
• Meander Creek Reservoir · lake · Mahoning · ~83 km · Must-see
• Erie Land Light · lake · Erie · ~108 km · Must-see

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