Hunter-Brooks Dam

Hunter-Brooks 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 Hunter-Brooks 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 Hunter-Brooks Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.48327, -78.06844. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hunter-Brooks Dam

• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~30 km · Must-see
• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mid-lothian Mines Park · park · Chesterfield · ~47 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~49 km · Must-see
• High Bridge Trail State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~52 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Park · park · Henrico · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~57 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~60 km · Must-see
• Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Powhite Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~60 km · Must-see
• Wilton House Museum · museum · Richmond · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hunter-Brooks Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hunter-Brooks Dam

• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~60 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~93 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~130 km · Must-see

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