Glen Echo Lake

Glen Echo 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 Glen Echo 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 Glen Echo Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.54126, -77.38581. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Glen Echo Lake

• Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District · fort · Richmond · ~2 km · Must-see
• Chimborazo Park · park · Richmond · ~4 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Church · church · Richmond · ~4 km · Must-see
• WRVA Building · attraction · Richmond · ~4 km · Must-see
• Great Shiplock Park · park · Richmond · ~4 km · Must-see
• Virginia Holocaust Museum · museum · Richmond · ~5 km · Must-see
• First African Baptist Church · church · Richmond · ~5 km · Must-see
• The Valentine · museum · Richmond · ~5 km · Must-see
• Triple Crossing · attraction · Richmond · ~5 km · Must-see
• The Almshouse · fort · Richmond · ~5 km · Must-see
• Virginia Washington Monument · fort · Richmond · ~5 km · Must-see
• Virginia Women's Monument · fort · Richmond · ~5 km · Must-see
• Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia · museum · Richmond · ~6 km · Must-see
• Brown's Island · park · Richmond · ~6 km · Must-see
• Site of J.E.B Stuart's Death · fort · Richmond · ~7 km · Must-see
• American Civil War Museum · museum · Richmond · ~7 km · Must-see
• Gambles Hill Park · park · Richmond · ~7 km · Must-see
• Monroe Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~7 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Glen Echo Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Glen Echo Lake

• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~36 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~94 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~98 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~98 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~105 km · Must-see

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