Stanley Dam

Stanley 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 Stanley 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 Stanley Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.80009, -77.58194. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Stanley Dam

• Grizzly · attraction · Hanover · ~16 km · Must-see
• Twisted Timbers · attraction · Hanover · ~16 km · Must-see
• Racer 75 · attraction · Hanover · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kings Dominion · park · Hanover · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dominator · temple · Hanover · ~16 km · Must-see
• Tumbili · attraction · Hanover · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pantherian · attraction · Hanover · ~16 km · Must-see
• Reptilian · attraction · Hanover · ~16 km · Must-see
• Flight of Fear · attraction · Hanover · ~17 km · Must-see
• Meadow Farm Museum · museum · Henrico · ~18 km · Must-see
• Richmond Virginia Temple · church · Henrico · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker · fort · Hanover · ~20 km · Must-see
• Virginia Randolph Museum · museum · Henrico · ~22 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Park · park · Henrico · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Henrico · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bryan Park · fort · Richmond · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wilton House Museum · museum · Richmond · ~34 km · Must-see
• Polegreen Church · church · Hanover · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Stanley Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Stanley Dam

• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~53 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~75 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~78 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~85 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~85 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~105 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~111 km · Must-see

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