Lake Wilda

Lake Wilda: 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 Wilda

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 Wilda — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.01655, -79.09746. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Wilda

• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~12 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~16 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~19 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~20 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Wilda

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Wilda

• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~95 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~100 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~100 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob Lake · lake · Randolph · ~109 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~113 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~113 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~128 km · Must-see
• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~136 km · Must-see

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