Rufaro Dam

Rufaro 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 Rufaro 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 Rufaro Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -18.14361, 31.54722. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rufaro Dam

• Chiremba Balancing Rocks · viewpoint · Harare · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bushman Paintings · fort · Mashonaland East Province · ~11 km
• Benard Mizeki Shrine · fort · Mashonaland East Province · ~17 km
• 3 Boulders · viewpoint · Mashonaland East Province · ~19 km
• Castle Kopje · viewpoint · Manicaland Province · ~42 km
• Castle Kopje · viewpoint · Mashonaland East Province · ~46 km
• ERIC · fort · Mashonaland East Province · ~52 km
• Money Rock · viewpoint · Harare · ~66 km
• Domborembudzi · viewpoint · Mashonaland East Province · ~69 km
• Chinhoyi Caves · cave · Harare · ~71 km
• Gletwyn · lake · Harare · ~75 km
• Goba Falls · waterfall · Mashonaland East Province · ~75 km
• carpark b · park · Mashonaland East Province · ~4 km
• Longlands Dam · lake · Mashonaland East Province · ~6 km
• New Birth Pentecostal Church · church · Mashonaland East Province · ~6 km
• Christ Embassy Marondera · church · Mashonaland East Province · ~8 km
• Temple of God Universal Church · church · Mashonaland East Province · ~8 km
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses · church · Mashonaland East Province · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rufaro Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rufaro Dam

• Rusape Dam · lake · Manicaland Province · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Chivero · lake · Mashonaland West Province · ~102 km · Must-see
• Gletwyn · lake · Harare · ~75 km
• Nyamasanga · lake · Mashonaland East Province · ~77 km
• Mwarazi · lake · Manicaland Province · ~88 km
• Mazoe Dam · lake · Mashonaland Central Province · ~112 km
• Mwenje Dam · lake · Mashonaland Central Province · ~142 km
• Manyame Dam Wall · lake · Mashonaland West Province · ~145 km
• Muturudzi Dam · lake · Mashonaland Central Province · ~149 km
• Longlands Dam · lake · Mashonaland East Province · ~6 km

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