Hamlins Dam

Hamlins 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 Hamlins 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 Hamlins Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.16383, -77.37538. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hamlins Dam

• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~6 km · Must-see
• Petersburg National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Petersburg · ~10 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort Clifton Park · fort · Colonial Heights · ~16 km · Must-see
• Grant's Cabin · fort · Hopewell · ~24 km · Must-see
• Dutch Gap Historical Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~29 km · Must-see
• Henricus · fort · Henrico · ~29 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~36 km · Must-see
• Drewrys Bluff Church · church · Chesterfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Upper Weyanoke · fort · Charles City · ~38 km · Must-see
• Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker · fort · Chesterfield · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Pocahontas · fort · Prince George · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~47 km · Must-see
• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~47 km · Must-see
• Richmond National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Henrico · ~48 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hamlins Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hamlins Dam

• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~29 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~33 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~71 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~90 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~100 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~112 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~127 km · Must-see

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