Creath Dam

Creath 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 Creath 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 Creath Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.83514, -77.41699. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Creath Dam

• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~51 km · Must-see
• Petersburg National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Petersburg · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~56 km · Must-see
• Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort Clifton Park · fort · Colonial Heights · ~62 km · Must-see
• Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Ecological Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~63 km · Must-see
• Grant's Cabin · fort · Hopewell · ~69 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Halifax · ~73 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church · church · Halifax · ~73 km · Must-see
• Upper Weyanoke · fort · Charles City · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dutch Gap Historical Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lewis Dam · lake · Sussex · ~9 km
• Harrells Dam · lake · Sussex · ~9 km
• Horne Dam · lake · Sussex · ~9 km
• Mayes Dam · lake · Sussex · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Creath Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Creath Dam

• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~63 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~82 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~86 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~93 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~106 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~110 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~128 km · Must-see

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