Rol Dam

Rol 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 Rol 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 Rol Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.69347, -79.23974. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rol Dam

• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~48 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~54 km · Must-see
• Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Halifax · ~57 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~58 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~59 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~62 km · Must-see
• Staunton River State Park · sanctuary · Halifax · ~62 km · Must-see
• Saint Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Rockingham · ~63 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle · church · Mecklenburg · ~65 km · Must-see
• Staunton River Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~66 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~68 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Natural History · museum · Martinsville · ~70 km · Must-see
• Thornton Dam · lake · Pittsylvania · ~6 km
• KOA Camp Dam · lake · Pittsylvania · ~11 km
• Skyline Girl Scouts Dam · lake · Pittsylvania · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rol Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rol Dam

• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~48 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~54 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~68 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~77 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~85 km · Must-see
• Little River Dam · lake · Durham · ~91 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~95 km · Must-see
• Belews Creek Dam · lake · Rockingham · ~102 km · Must-see

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