Borum Dam

Borum 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 Borum 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 Borum Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.15026, -78.29200. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Borum Dam

• Twin Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~4 km · Must-see
• Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~23 km · Must-see
• High Bridge Trail State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~24 km · Must-see
• Charlotte State Forest · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~46 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~56 km · Must-see
• Staunton River Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~58 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ruins · church · Pendleton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~65 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~70 km · Must-see
• Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Halifax · ~74 km · Must-see
• Prince Edward-Gallion State Forest · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Borum Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Borum Dam

• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~77 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~78 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~88 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~108 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~122 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~126 km · Must-see

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