Selfs Lake

Selfs 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 Selfs 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 Selfs Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.86414, -79.38876. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Selfs Lake

• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~26 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~33 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~38 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~39 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~58 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Natural History · museum · Martinsville · ~58 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~62 km · Must-see
• Saint Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Rockingham · ~64 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~67 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~73 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~74 km · Must-see
• Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Halifax · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Selfs Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Selfs Lake

• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~26 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~39 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~75 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~77 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~84 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~96 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~101 km · Must-see
• Belews Creek Dam · lake · Rockingham · ~104 km · Must-see

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