Lunga Dam

Lunga 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 Lunga 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 Lunga Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.52222, -77.46295. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lunga Dam

• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~8 km · Must-see
• Aquia Church · church · Stafford · ~10 km · Must-see
• Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum · museum · Charles · ~17 km · Must-see
• Widewater State Park · sanctuary · Stafford · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mallows Bay – Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Charles · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mallows Bay · beach · Charles · ~22 km · Must-see
• Leesylvania State Park · sanctuary · Prince William · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~25 km · Must-see
• Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Charles · ~26 km · Must-see
• Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Prince William · ~26 km · Must-see
• Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Charles · ~26 km · Must-see
• Belmont/Gari Melchers Museum · church · Charles · ~27 km · Must-see
• United States National Slavery Museum · museum · Charles · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cannon Branch Fort · fort · Charles · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kenmore Plantation · sanctuary · Charles · ~30 km · Must-see
• University of Mary Washington · sanctuary · Charles · ~31 km · Must-see
• Smallwood State Park · sanctuary · Charles · ~31 km · Must-see
• The Chimneys · attraction · Fredericksburg · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lunga Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lunga Dam

• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~25 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Charles · ~37 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Fairfax · ~38 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake Park · lake · Fairfax · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Braddock · lake · Montgomery · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Accotink · lake · District of Columbia · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Anne · lake · Montgomery · ~63 km · Must-see

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