Andersons Dam

Andersons 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 Andersons 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 Andersons Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.99075, -78.30622. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Andersons Dam

• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~16 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~16 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~17 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~19 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~22 km · Must-see
• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~50 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain, Virginia · viewpoint · Charles · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Andersons Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Andersons Dam

• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~64 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~90 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~105 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~127 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~129 km · Must-see

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