Stark Dam

Stark 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 Stark 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 Stark Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.30414, -77.90068. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Stark Dam

• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~33 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mid-lothian Mines Park · park · Chesterfield · ~39 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~45 km · Must-see
• Powhite Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~52 km · Must-see
• Drewrys Bluff Church · church · Chesterfield · ~54 km · Must-see
• Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker · fort · Chesterfield · ~54 km · Must-see
• Wilton House Museum · museum · Richmond · ~55 km · Must-see
• Agecroft Hall · fort · Richmond · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~56 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Park · park · Henrico · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Stark Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Stark Dam

• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~52 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~80 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~114 km · Must-see

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