Timber Lake

Timber 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 Timber 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 Timber Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.31631, -79.27095. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Timber Lake

• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~12 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~12 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~12 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~19 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~19 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~20 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~28 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~29 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~38 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~39 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~40 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~44 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Timber Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Timber Lake

• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~44 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~48 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~71 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~76 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~101 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~113 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~114 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~114 km · Must-see

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