Upper South Dam

Upper South 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 Upper South 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 Upper South Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.02406, -83.79131. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper South Dam

• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~8 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~23 km · Must-see
• Besser Museum · museum · Alpena · ~35 km · Must-see
• Alpena Light · fort · Michigan · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~38 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Alpena · ~39 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Montmorency · ~41 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Presque Isle · ~47 km · Must-see
• Negwegon State Park · sanctuary · Alpena · ~49 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~50 km · Must-see
• Thompson's Harbor State Park · sanctuary · Presque Isle · ~50 km · Must-see
• Middle Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~52 km · Must-see
• Old Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~54 km · Must-see
• New Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tea Lake · lake · Oscoda · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ocqueoc Falls · waterfall · Presque Isle · ~58 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mio Dam · lake · Oscoda · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper South Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper South Dam

• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~8 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~38 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Alpena · ~39 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Montmorency · ~41 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Presque Isle · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tea Lake · lake · Oscoda · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mio Dam · lake · Oscoda · ~61 km · Must-see
• Alcona Dam Pond · lake · Alcona · ~62 km · Must-see
• Black Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~77 km · Must-see

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