Bates Dam

Bates 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 Bates 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 Bates Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.02848, -78.91640. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates Dam

• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~2 km · Must-see
• Charlotte State Forest · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~29 km · Must-see
• Staunton River Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~38 km · Must-see
• Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Halifax · ~43 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ruins · church · Pendleton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~51 km · Must-see
• Staunton River State Park · sanctuary · Halifax · ~52 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~54 km · Must-see
• Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~55 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~57 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~58 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~59 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~60 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~60 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~60 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle · church · Mecklenburg · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bates Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bates Dam

• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~60 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~73 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~76 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~79 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~86 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~96 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~99 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~100 km · Must-see

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