Widewater

Widewater: 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 Widewater

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 Widewater — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.98399, -77.23564. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Widewater

• Billy Goat Trail Section A · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~1 km · Must-see
• Great Falls · waterfall · Montgomery · ~3 km · Must-see
• Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park · park · Montgomery · ~4 km · Must-see
• Scott's Run Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Fairfax · ~5 km · Must-see
• Scott's Run Falls · waterfall · District of Columbia · ~5 km · Must-see
• Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts · sanctuary · Fairfax · ~7 km · Must-see
• Meadowlark Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~8 km · Must-see
• Meadowlark Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Fairfax · ~8 km · Must-see
• Foxstone Park · sanctuary · Fairfax · ~10 km · Must-see
• Foxstone Park · park · Montgomery · ~10 km · Must-see
• Clara Barton National Historic Site · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~11 km · Must-see
• Glen Echo Park · park · District of Columbia · ~11 km · Must-see
• Kryptos · attraction · Fairfax · ~11 km · Must-see
• Glen Echo Park Aquarium · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~11 km · Must-see
• Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park · park · Fairfax · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock · attraction · Montgomery · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Anne · lake · Montgomery · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church · church · Montgomery · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Widewater

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Widewater

• Lake Anne · lake · Montgomery · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dalecarlia Reservoir · lake · Montgomery · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Bernard Frank · lake · District of Columbia · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Bernard Frank · lake · Montgomery · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Needwood · lake · District of Columbia · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Needwood · lake · Montgomery · ~22 km · Must-see
• Reflecting Pool · lake · District of Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Pool · lake · District of Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
• McMillan Reservoir · lake · District of Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Braddock · lake · Montgomery · ~26 km · Must-see

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