Echo Dam

Echo 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 Echo 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 Echo Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.67431, -77.54793. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Echo Dam

• Richmond Virginia Temple · church · Henrico · ~1 km · Must-see
• Meadow Farm Museum · museum · Henrico · ~3 km · Must-see
• Virginia Randolph Museum · museum · Henrico · ~8 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Park · park · Henrico · ~8 km · Must-see
• Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker · fort · Hanover · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Henrico · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bryan Park · fort · Richmond · ~14 km · Must-see
• Wilton House Museum · museum · Richmond · ~16 km · Must-see
• Agecroft Hall · fort · Richmond · ~17 km · Must-see
• Science Museum of Virginia · museum · Richmond · ~18 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Chapel · church · Richmond · ~18 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Richmond · ~18 km · Must-see
• Byrd Park · park · Richmond · ~20 km · Must-see
• Monroe Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~21 km · Must-see
• Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia · museum · Richmond · ~21 km · Must-see
• Site of J.E.B Stuart's Death · fort · Richmond · ~21 km · Must-see
• The Almshouse · fort · Richmond · ~21 km · Must-see
• Powhite Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Echo Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Echo Dam

• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~58 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~82 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~108 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~113 km · Must-see

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