Vanclieffs Dam

Vanclieffs 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 Vanclieffs 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 Vanclieffs Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.84368, -78.60506. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Vanclieffs Dam

• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~25 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~28 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~28 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~28 km · Must-see
• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~29 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~29 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~30 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~31 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~36 km · Must-see
• James River State Park · sanctuary · Buckingham · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Vanclieffs Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Vanclieffs Dam

• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~98 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~117 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~118 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~137 km · Must-see

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