Kellys Dam

Kellys 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 Kellys 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 Kellys Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.78681, -77.15970. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kellys Dam

• Polegreen Church · church · Hanover · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sandy Point State Forest · sanctuary · King William · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pantherian · attraction · Hanover · ~31 km · Must-see
• Flight of Fear · attraction · Hanover · ~32 km · Must-see
• Reptilian · attraction · Hanover · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tumbili · attraction · Hanover · ~32 km · Must-see
• Racer 75 · attraction · Hanover · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kings Dominion · park · Hanover · ~32 km · Must-see
• Dominator · temple · Hanover · ~32 km · Must-see
• Twisted Timbers · attraction · Hanover · ~32 km · Must-see
• Grizzly · attraction · Hanover · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pamunkey Indian Museum · museum · King William · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker · fort · Hanover · ~36 km · Must-see
• Vandell Preserve at Cumberland Marsh · sanctuary · New Kent · ~39 km · Must-see
• Virginia Randolph Museum · museum · Henrico · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Essex · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Henrico · ~41 km · Must-see
• Meadow Farm Museum · museum · Henrico · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Kellys Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kellys Dam

• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~62 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~73 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~89 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~108 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~108 km · Must-see

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