Farmer Dam

Farmer 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 Farmer 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 Farmer Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.18848, -79.07474. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Farmer Dam

• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~22 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~26 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~29 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~31 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~32 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~33 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~40 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ruins · church · Pendleton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~52 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~53 km · Must-see
• Charlotte State Forest · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~54 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~55 km · Must-see
• Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Farmer Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Farmer Dam

• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~48 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~57 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~60 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~95 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~100 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~101 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~101 km · Must-see

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