Brill Dam

Brill 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 Brill 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 Brill Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.70033, -78.57835. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brill Dam

• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~17 km · Must-see
• James River State Park · sanctuary · Buckingham · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~41 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~41 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~42 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~47 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~47 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~47 km · Must-see
• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~47 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brill Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brill Dam

• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~103 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~107 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~123 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~134 km · Must-see

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