Stumpy Lake Dam

Stumpy Lake 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 Stumpy Lake 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 Stumpy Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.75786, -76.14396. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Stumpy Lake Dam

• Mount Trashmore Park · park · Virginia Beach · ~10 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Arboretum · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~10 km · Must-see
• WJLZ-FM (Virginia Beach) · beach · Virginia Beach · ~13 km · Must-see
• Military Aviation Museum · museum · Virginia Beach · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tidewater Arboretum · park · Virginia Beach · ~19 km · Must-see
• Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Centers · sanctuary · Virginia Beach · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light · attraction · Portsmouth · ~20 km · Must-see
• Portsmouth Lightship Museum · museum · Portsmouth · ~20 km · Must-see
• The MacArthur Memorial Museum · museum · Norfolk · ~20 km · Must-see
• Children's Museum of Virginia · museum · Portsmouth · ~20 km · Must-see
• Craddock Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~20 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Portsmouth · ~21 km · Must-see
• Norfolk Attractions · fort · Norfolk · ~21 km · Must-see
• Monumental United Methodist Church · church · Portsmouth · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Catholic Church · church · Portsmouth · ~21 km · Must-see
• Downtown Portsmouth Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~21 km · Must-see
• Nauticus · museum · Norfolk · ~21 km · Must-see
• USS Norfolk Bell · attraction · Norfolk · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Stumpy Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Stumpy Lake Dam

• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~42 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~56 km · Must-see
• Currituck Sound · lake · Currituck · ~64 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~94 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~141 km · Must-see
• Lake Phelps · lake · Washington · ~144 km · Must-see
• Albermarle and Chesapeake Canal · lake · Chesapeake · ~6 km
• Great Bridge Lock · lake · Chesapeake · ~12 km
• Lake Taylor Dam · lake · Norfolk · ~17 km

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