Baldwin Dam

Baldwin 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 Baldwin 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 Baldwin Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.00662, -78.84785. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baldwin Dam

• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~9 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~23 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~31 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~34 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~35 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Grand Caverns · sanctuary · Preston · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~36 km · Must-see
• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baldwin Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Baldwin Dam

• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~82 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~88 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~91 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~113 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~122 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob Lake · lake · Randolph · ~126 km · Must-see

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