Winkle Dam

Winkle 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 Winkle 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 Winkle Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.68514, -78.05639. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Winkle Dam

• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Good Shepherd · church · Mecklenburg · ~39 km · Must-see
• Occoneechee State Park · sanctuary · Mecklenburg · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~54 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle · church · Mecklenburg · ~68 km · Must-see
• Staunton River State Park · sanctuary · Halifax · ~70 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~72 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church · church · Halifax · ~72 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Halifax · ~72 km · Must-see
• Raineys Dam · lake · Mecklenburg · ~8 km
• Copleys Dam · lake · Mecklenburg · ~11 km
• Parker Park · park · Mecklenburg · ~12 km
• Jeffreys Number One Dam · lake · Mecklenburg · ~13 km
• Moores Dam · lake · Mecklenburg · ~13 km
• Jeffreys Number Two Dam · lake · Mecklenburg · ~13 km
• Mecklenburg Wayside · park · Mecklenburg · ~14 km
• Lake Gordons Dam · lake · Mecklenburg · ~18 km
• River Ridge Dam · lake · Mecklenburg · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Winkle Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Winkle Dam

• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~95 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~105 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~111 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~114 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~118 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~120 km · Must-see

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