Earl Hendrix Dam

Earl Hendrix 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Earl Hendrix 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 Earl Hendrix Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.93401, -79.27896. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Earl Hendrix Dam

• McArthur Lake · lake · Marlboro · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hope Mills Lake · lake · Dillon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Arsenal Park · park · Cumberland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fayetteville Arsenal · fort · Dillon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex · church · Dillon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hay Street United Methodist Church · church · Cumberland · ~48 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Cumberland · ~48 km · Must-see
• Market House · attraction · Cumberland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Saint John's Episcopal Church · church · Cumberland · ~49 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Cumberland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph's Episcopal Church · church · Cumberland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church · church · Cumberland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cape Fear Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~51 km · Must-see
• Asbury Methodist Church · church · Robeson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Goodwin State Forest · sanctuary · Moore · ~61 km · Must-see
• South of the Border · attraction · Dillon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Old Bluff Presbyterian Church · church · Cumberland · ~72 km · Must-see
• Williamson Pond · lake · Marlboro · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Earl Hendrix Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Earl Hendrix Dam

• McArthur Lake · lake · Marlboro · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hope Mills Lake · lake · Dillon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Chesterfield · ~97 km · Must-see
• Harris Lake · lake · Wake · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Stanly · ~105 km · Must-see
• Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~105 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Wake · ~112 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake Dam · lake · Wake · ~112 km · Must-see
• Sunset Lake · lake · Wake · ~114 km · Must-see

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