Lake Arrowhead

Lake Arrowhead: 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 Lake Arrowhead

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 Lake Arrowhead — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.64081, -78.38890. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Arrowhead

• Mary's Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~8 km · Must-see
• Neighbor Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~8 km · Must-see
• Luray Caverns · attraction · Page · ~11 km · Must-see
• Nakedtop · viewpoint · Charles · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hawksbill · viewpoint · Madison · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hawksbill Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~12 km · Must-see
• Knob Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~14 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~15 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fishers Gap · viewpoint · Charles · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pignut Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~17 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Mountain · viewpoint · Garrett · ~24 km · Must-see
• New Market Gap · sanctuary · Garrett · ~24 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Trail · trek · Shenandoah · ~25 km · Must-see
• Short Mountain · viewpoint · Garrett · ~25 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Mountain · viewpoint · Shenandoah · ~26 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah National Park · sanctuary · Page · ~27 km · Must-see
• Seven Bends State Park · sanctuary · Shenandoah · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Arrowhead

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Arrowhead

• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Frederick · ~62 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Allegany · ~72 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Hardy · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Holiday · lake · Allegany · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~99 km · Must-see

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