Chiles Dam

Chiles 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 Chiles 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 Chiles Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.95421, -78.74186. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chiles Dam

• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~26 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~28 km · Must-see
• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~31 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~33 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~34 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chiles Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chiles Dam

• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~78 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~78 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~78 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~110 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~134 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~138 km · Must-see

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