Willow Lake

Willow 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 Willow 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 Willow Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.92013, -79.23309. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willow Lake

• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~9 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~14 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Goshen Pass · sanctuary · Preston · ~24 km · Must-see
• Goshen Scout Reservation · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~25 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~27 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~27 km · Must-see
• University Chapel · church · Lexington · ~29 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lexington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~35 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Willow Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Willow Lake

• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~76 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~86 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~98 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~108 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob Lake · lake · Randolph · ~115 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~118 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~119 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~122 km · Must-see

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