Cox Dam

Cox 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 Cox 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 Cox Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.28578, -80.43699. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cox Dam

• Donnaha Church · church · Forsyth · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Surry · ~9 km · Must-see
• SciWorks · sanctuary · Forsyth · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock State Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~23 km · Must-see
• Germanton United Methodist Church · church · Stokes · ~23 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~23 km · Must-see
• Reynolda Gardens · park · Forsyth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Reynolda House · museum · Forsyth · ~28 km · Must-see
• NCMA Winston-Salem (formerly SECCA) · church · Forsyth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Moratock Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hanes Park · park · Forsyth · ~32 km · Must-see
• Jessup's Mill · attraction · Stokes · ~34 km · Must-see
• Andy Griffith Museum · museum · Patrick · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tanglewood Arboretum · sanctuary · Forsyth · ~39 km · Must-see
• Laurel Hill Farm · park · Patrick · ~41 km · Must-see
• Belews Creek Dam · lake · Rockingham · ~46 km · Must-see
• WIFM-FM (Elkin) · lake · Yadkin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lovill's Creek Lake · lake · Carroll · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cox Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cox Dam

• Belews Creek Dam · lake · Rockingham · ~46 km · Must-see
• WIFM-FM (Elkin) · lake · Yadkin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lovill's Creek Lake · lake · Carroll · ~48 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~84 km · Must-see
• Randleman Lake · lake · Randolph · ~86 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~87 km · Must-see
• W. Kerr Scott Reservoir · lake · Wilkes · ~96 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~106 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Norman · lake · Catawba · ~113 km · Must-see

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