Early Dam

Early 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 Early 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 Early Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.52709, -79.02058. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Early Dam

• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~21 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~21 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~21 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~27 km · Must-see
• James River State Park · sanctuary · Buckingham · ~28 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~29 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~29 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~32 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ruins · church · Pendleton · ~32 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~42 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~44 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Early Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Early Dam

• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~46 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~82 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~82 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~84 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~89 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~93 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~127 km · Must-see

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