Barnard Dam

Barnard 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 Barnard 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 Barnard Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.28576, -77.98548. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barnard Dam

• Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~28 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~36 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mid-lothian Mines Park · park · Chesterfield · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~48 km · Must-see
• High Bridge Trail State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~52 km · Must-see
• Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Powhite Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~61 km · Must-see
• Drewrys Bluff Church · church · Chesterfield · ~63 km · Must-see
• Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker · fort · Chesterfield · ~64 km · Must-see
• Wilton House Museum · museum · Richmond · ~64 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Park · park · Henrico · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barnard Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Barnard Dam

• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~74 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~110 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~117 km · Must-see

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