Whitehead Dam

Whitehead 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 Whitehead 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 Whitehead Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.77514, -79.39975. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Whitehead Dam

• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~37 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~44 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~49 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~50 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Natural History · museum · Martinsville · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~54 km · Must-see
• Saint Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Rockingham · ~54 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~57 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~65 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mayo River State Park (VA) · sanctuary · Henry · ~73 km · Must-see
• Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Halifax · ~74 km · Must-see
• Adams Dam · lake · Pittsylvania · ~2 km
• Kendall Dam · lake · Pittsylvania · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Whitehead Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Whitehead Dam

• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~37 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~54 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~69 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~76 km · Must-see
• Belews Creek Dam · lake · Rockingham · ~94 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~96 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~104 km · Must-see

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