Sutherland Dam

Sutherland Dam: 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 Sutherland Dam

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 Sutherland Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.67403, -78.29070. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sutherland Dam

• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~26 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~40 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~46 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~51 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~52 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~54 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~54 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~54 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sutherland Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sutherland Dam

• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~74 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~95 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~131 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~148 km · Must-see

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