Overbys Dam

Overbys 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 Overbys 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 Overbys Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.60514, -78.68473. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Overbys Dam

• Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle · church · Mecklenburg · ~6 km · Must-see
• Staunton River State Park · sanctuary · Halifax · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~21 km · Must-see
• Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Halifax · ~21 km · Must-see
• Occoneechee State Park · sanctuary · Mecklenburg · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~23 km · Must-see
• Staunton River Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~42 km · Must-see
• Charlotte State Forest · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~54 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Good Shepherd · church · Mecklenburg · ~57 km · Must-see
• St James Episcopal Church · church · Vance · ~60 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~63 km · Must-see
• Historic Stagville · fort · Durham · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~71 km · Must-see
• Little River Dam · lake · Durham · ~71 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Public Use Area · park · Mecklenburg · ~10 km
• Buffalo Wildlife Management Area · park · Mecklenburg · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Overbys Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Overbys Dam

• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~71 km · Must-see
• Little River Dam · lake · Durham · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn · lake · Wake · ~101 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree County Park · lake · Wake · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree · lake · Wake · ~107 km · Must-see

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