Springfield

Springfield: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Springfield

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Springfield — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.30000, -72.48333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Springfield

• Porter Turret Observatory · sanctuary · Windsor · ~5 km · Must-see
• Stellafane-West (Breezy Hill) · park · Windsor · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Ephraim · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Ephraim · viewpoint · Windsor · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bartonsville Covered Bridge · attraction · Windham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Congregational Church of Chester · church · Windsor · ~13 km · Must-see
• Rockingham Meeting-House · church · Windham · ~16 km · Must-see
• Union Church · church · Sullivan · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cavendish Universalist Church · church · Windsor · ~17 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Recreation Area · park · Sullivan · ~17 km · Must-see
• Proctor Piper State Forest · sanctuary · Windsor · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lord State Forest · sanctuary · Windsor · ~18 km · Must-see
• Crystal Cascade Falls · waterfall · Windsor · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mt Ascutney · viewpoint · Windsor · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Ascutney · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~20 km · Must-see
• North Pond · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~20 km · Must-see
• Best's Covered Bridge · attraction · Windsor · ~22 km · Must-see
• Acworth Congregational Church · church · Sullivan · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Springfield

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Springfield

• Lake Rescue · lake · Windsor · ~31 km · Must-see
• Amherst Lake Dam · lake · Windsor · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ball Mountain Dam · lake · Windham · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ashuelot Pond · lake · Sullivan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Townshend Dam · lake · Windham · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mud Pond · lake · Sullivan · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Solitude · lake · Merrimack · ~43 km · Must-see
• North Hartland Dam · lake · Windsor · ~44 km · Must-see
• Surry Mountain Lake · lake · Cheshire · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Sunapee · lake · Sullivan · ~44 km · Must-see

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