Barricks Dam

Barricks 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 Barricks 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 Barricks Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.57627, -76.44531. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barricks Dam

• Stingray Point Marina · attraction · Middlesex · ~15 km · Must-see
• Windmill Point Marina · attraction · Lancaster · ~18 km · Must-see
• WKWI · attraction · Lancaster · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hughlett Point Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hollow State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bethel Beach · beach · Mathews · ~31 km · Must-see
• Werowocomoco · fort · Gloucester · ~32 km · Must-see
• Belle Isle State Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~33 km · Must-see
• Abingdon Church · church · Gloucester · ~35 km · Must-see
• Chilton Woods State Forest · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bells Rock Light · attraction · King and Queen · ~36 km · Must-see
• Rosewell Plantation · fort · Gloucester · ~37 km · Must-see
• York River State Park · sanctuary · James City · ~38 km · Must-see
• Machicomoco State Park · sanctuary · Gloucester · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bush Mill Stream Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~41 km · Must-see
• New Point Comfort Lighthouse · sanctuary · Mathews · ~42 km · Must-see
• Presidents Park Statues · museum · James City · ~43 km · Must-see
• Gloucester Point Baptist Church · church · Gloucester · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barricks Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Barricks Dam

• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~58 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~62 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~73 km · Must-see
• Tangier Sound · lake · Somerset · ~84 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~87 km · Must-see
• Fishing Bay · lake · Dorchester · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~135 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~135 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~137 km · Must-see

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