Collins Dam

Collins 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 Collins 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 Collins Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.96445, -77.27402. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Collins Dam

• Reptilian · attraction · Hanover · ~25 km · Must-see
• Flight of Fear · attraction · Hanover · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tumbili · attraction · Hanover · ~25 km · Must-see
• Dominator · temple · Hanover · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pantherian · attraction · Hanover · ~25 km · Must-see
• Kings Dominion · park · Hanover · ~25 km · Must-see
• Racer 75 · attraction · Hanover · ~26 km · Must-see
• Twisted Timbers · attraction · Hanover · ~26 km · Must-see
• Grizzly · attraction · Hanover · ~26 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Church · church · King George · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Essex · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pettigrew Wildlife Managment Area · sanctuary · Caroline · ~33 km · Must-see
• Land's End Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · King George · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker · fort · Hanover · ~43 km · Must-see
• Polegreen Church · church · Hanover · ~45 km · Must-see
• Meadow Farm Museum · museum · Henrico · ~48 km · Must-see
• Virginia Randolph Museum · museum · Henrico · ~48 km · Must-see
• Richmond Virginia Temple · church · Henrico · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Collins Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Collins Dam

• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~64 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~73 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~82 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~87 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~104 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Charles · ~110 km · Must-see

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