Lake Wright

Lake Wright: 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 Wright

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 Wright — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.87965, -76.19761. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Wright

• Tidewater Arboretum · park · Virginia Beach · ~3 km · Must-see
• Norfolk Botanical Garden · beach · Norfolk · ~4 km · Must-see
• East Ocean View Community Park · park · Norfolk · ~6 km · Must-see
• Virginia Zoological Park · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Trashmore Park · park · Virginia Beach · ~11 km · Must-see
• The MacArthur Memorial Museum · museum · Norfolk · ~11 km · Must-see
• Chrysler Museum of Art · museum · Norfolk · ~11 km · Must-see
• Norfolk Attractions · fort · Norfolk · ~11 km · Must-see
• USS Norfolk Bell · attraction · Norfolk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Nauticus · museum · Norfolk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Portsmouth Lightship Museum · museum · Portsmouth · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light · attraction · Portsmouth · ~13 km · Must-see
• WJLZ-FM (Virginia Beach) · beach · Virginia Beach · ~13 km · Must-see
• Children's Museum of Virginia · museum · Portsmouth · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort Nelson Park · fort · Portsmouth · ~13 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Portsmouth · ~13 km · Must-see
• Monumental United Methodist Church · church · Portsmouth · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Catholic Church · church · Portsmouth · ~13 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Wright

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Wright

• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~49 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~78 km · Must-see
• Currituck Sound · lake · Currituck · ~82 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lake Taylor Dam · lake · Norfolk · ~2 km
• Little Creek Cove · lake · Virginia Beach · ~6 km
• Thoroughgood Dam · lake · Virginia Beach · ~9 km
• Lake Joyce · lake · Virginia Beach · ~9 km

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