Bardens Dam

Bardens 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 Bardens 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 Bardens Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.41867, -78.03576. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bardens Dam

• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~40 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mid-lothian Mines Park · park · Chesterfield · ~45 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~50 km · Must-see
• High Bridge Trail State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~52 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Park · park · Henrico · ~57 km · Must-see
• Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Powhite Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~58 km · Must-see
• Wilton House Museum · museum · Richmond · ~60 km · Must-see
• Agecroft Hall · fort · Richmond · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bardens Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bardens Dam

• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~52 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~93 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~122 km · Must-see

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