Bishop Dam

Bishop 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 Bishop 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 Bishop Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.55967, -77.24920. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bishop Dam

• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~42 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Halifax · ~50 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church · church · Halifax · ~50 km · Must-see
• Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~57 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Ecological Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~57 km · Must-see
• Merchants Millpond State Park · sanctuary · Gates · ~66 km · Must-see
• Whitaker Chapel · church · Halifax · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cypress Chapel Christian Church · church · Suffolk · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~75 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Swamp · sanctuary · Southampton · ~2 km
• Vicks Millpond · lake · Southampton · ~5 km
• Woodland Park · park · Southampton · ~6 km
• Conway Studio Works · museum · Northampton · ~17 km
• Princes Dam · lake · Southampton · ~17 km
• Claud Dam · lake · Southampton · ~19 km
• McGraphs Dam · lake · Southampton · ~20 km
• Dardens Dam · lake · Southampton · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bishop Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bishop Dam

• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~105 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~109 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~110 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~114 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~129 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~141 km · Must-see

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