Cooley Dam

Cooley Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Cooley Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Cooley Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.98419, -78.22151. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cooley Dam

• St. Thomas Chapel · church · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Frederick · ~11 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · cave · Washington · ~12 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · attraction · Warren · ~12 km · Must-see
• Signal Knob · viewpoint · Washington · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ogdens Cave Natural Area Preserve · cave · Allegany · ~14 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Warren · ~18 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~18 km · Must-see
• Raymond R. "Andy" Guest, Jr. Shenandoah River State Park · sanctuary · Warren · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Colvin · fort · Washington · ~22 km · Must-see
• George Richard Thompson State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Fauquier · ~23 km · Must-see
• Devil's Backbone State Forest · sanctuary · Shenandoah · ~24 km · Must-see
• G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area · park · Montgomery · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sky Meadows State Park · sanctuary · Fauquier · ~28 km · Must-see
• Old Chapel · church · Washington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Old Stone Church · church · Winchester · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Hebron Cemetery · church · Washington · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cooley Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cooley Dam

• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Frederick · ~11 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Allegany · ~45 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Hardy · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Holiday · lake · Allegany · ~46 km · Must-see
• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Washington · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Berkeley · ~74 km · Must-see

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