Dam Number 4

Dam Number 4: 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 Dam Number 4

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 Dam Number 4 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.49396, -77.82696. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dam Number 4

• Tuscarora Trail · trek · Washington · ~6 km · Must-see
• Rumsey Monument · sanctuary · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tolson Chapel · church · Washington · ~10 km · Must-see
• Antietam Creek Aqueduct · fort · Washington · ~14 km · Must-see
• Doubleday Hill Monument · fort · Washington · ~15 km · Must-see
• Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops · attraction · Berkeley · ~15 km · Must-see
• Crystal Grottoes Caverns · cave · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Skinners Gap · viewpoint · Washington · ~20 km · Must-see
• Elk Ridge · viewpoint · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Washington Monument · fort · Washington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Monument Knob · viewpoint · Frederick · ~22 km · Must-see
• Greenbrier State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Dahlgren Chapel · church · Frederick · ~22 km · Must-see
• Washington County Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Washington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lambs Knoll · viewpoint · Frederick · ~22 km · Must-see
• City Park · park · Washington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hager Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Reno Monument · fort · Washington · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dam Number 4

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dam Number 4

• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Berkeley · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Washington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Culler Lake · lake · Frederick · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Holiday · lake · Allegany · ~59 km · Must-see
• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Little Seneca Lake · lake · Montgomery · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Frederick · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Anne · lake · Montgomery · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Needwood · lake · Montgomery · ~91 km · Must-see

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