Ware Dam

Ware 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Ware 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 Ware Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.84014, -76.82302. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ware Dam

• Bowlers Rock Light · attraction · Essex · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sandy Point State Forest · sanctuary · King William · ~26 km · Must-see
• Belle Isle State Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Chilton Woods State Forest · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~32 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Essex · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bush Mill Stream Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pamunkey Indian Museum · museum · King William · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hollow State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~42 km · Must-see
• Vandell Preserve at Cumberland Marsh · sanctuary · New Kent · ~45 km · Must-see
• Westmoreland State Park · sanctuary · Westmoreland · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ragged Point Light · beach · Saint Mary's · ~50 km · Must-see
• George Washington Birthplace National Monument · sanctuary · Westmoreland · ~50 km · Must-see
• WKWI · attraction · Lancaster · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bells Rock Light · attraction · King and Queen · ~50 km · Must-see
• Blackistone Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~52 km · Must-see
• Piney Point Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~52 km · Must-see
• Land's End Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · King George · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ware Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ware Dam

• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~85 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~97 km · Must-see
• Tangier Sound · lake · Somerset · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~104 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~110 km · Must-see
• Fishing Bay · lake · Dorchester · ~114 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~116 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~116 km · Must-see

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