Olympic Dam

Olympic Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Olympic Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Olympic Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.94522, -78.49332. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Olympic Dam

• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~6 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~10 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~11 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~12 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~45 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Olympic Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Olympic Dam

• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~77 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~83 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~115 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~136 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~141 km · Must-see

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