Goose Lakes

Goose Lakes: 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 Goose Lakes

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 Goose Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.55485, -75.62452. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Goose Lakes

• Hog Island · river spot · Northampton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saint James Episcopal Church · church · Accomack · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mutton Hunk Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Accomack · ~31 km · Must-see
• Parkers Marsh · sanctuary · Accomack · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hungars Church · church · Northampton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mark's and Jack's Island Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Accomack · ~38 km · Must-see
• Watts Island Rocks · viewpoint · Accomack · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wreck Island State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Northampton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Accomack · ~51 km · Must-see
• Savage Neck Dunes Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Northampton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cape Charles Museum · museum · Northampton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cedar Island Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~59 km · Must-see
• Museum of Chincoteague Island · museum · Worcester · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cape Charles Coastal Habitat Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Northampton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cherrystone Bar Light · attraction · Northampton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Accomack · ~64 km · Must-see
• Somers Cove Light · fort · Somerset · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Goose Lakes

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• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~116 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~118 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~124 km · Must-see
• Isle of Wight Bay · lake · Worcester · ~125 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~131 km · Must-see
• Assawoman Bay · lake · Worcester · ~135 km · Must-see
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