Powell Dam

Powell 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 Powell 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 Powell Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.71681, -78.89140. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Powell Dam

• Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Halifax · ~18 km · Must-see
• Staunton River State Park · sanctuary · Halifax · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~27 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle · church · Mecklenburg · ~27 km · Must-see
• Staunton River Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~33 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~43 km · Must-see
• Charlotte State Forest · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~47 km · Must-see
• Occoneechee State Park · sanctuary · Mecklenburg · ~47 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~48 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cage Dam · lake · Halifax · ~1 km
• Edmunds Dam · lake · Halifax · ~3 km
• Halifax County Fairgrounds · park · Halifax · ~3 km
• Reedy Creek Site · fort · Halifax · ~3 km
• Wilson Dam · lake · Halifax · ~6 km
• Dan River Wildlife Management Area · park · Halifax · ~6 km
• Perras Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Halifax · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Powell Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Powell Dam

• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~76 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~78 km · Must-see
• Little River Dam · lake · Durham · ~84 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~96 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~99 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~104 km · Must-see

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