Broadwater Lake

Broadwater Lake: 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 Broadwater Lake

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 Broadwater Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.30177, -78.25831. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Broadwater Lake

• Moores Creek National Battlefield · park · Pender · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~29 km · Must-see
• Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~30 km · Must-see
• Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts · museum · New Hanover · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cape Fear Museum · museum · New Hanover · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wat Carolina Buddhajakra Vanaram · Buddhist site · Brunswick · ~43 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~46 km · Must-see
• Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~46 km · Must-see
• New Hanover County Arboretum · park · New Hanover · ~50 km · Must-see
• Airlie Gardens · park · New Hanover · ~51 km · Must-see
• Historic Brunswick Town · fort · Brunswick · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Lebanon Chapel and Cemetery · church · New Hanover · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fort Anderson Ruins · fort · Brunswick · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pleasure Island · river spot · New Hanover · ~56 km · Must-see
• M113 · attraction · New Hanover · ~59 km · Must-see
• M-60 · attraction · New Hanover · ~59 km · Must-see
• Price's Creek Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Broadwater Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Broadwater Lake

• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~29 km · Must-see
• Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~46 km · Must-see
• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hope Mills Lake · lake · Dillon · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Waccamaw · lake · Columbus · ~29 km
• Lake Ann · lake · Pender · ~33 km
• Greenfield Lake Fragrance Garden · lake · New Hanover · ~39 km
• Cypress Lake · lake · Sampson · ~41 km
• Blue Pond · lake · Brunswick · ~43 km
• North Lake Dam · lake · Brunswick · ~43 km

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