Travis Lower Dam

Travis Lower Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Travis Lower Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Travis Lower Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.15348, -77.32442. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Travis Lower Dam

• Pettigrew Wildlife Managment Area · sanctuary · Caroline · ~8 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Church · church · King George · ~16 km · Must-see
• Land's End Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · King George · ~23 km · Must-see
• George Washington Boyhood Home Site · park · Stafford · ~24 km · Must-see
• The Chimneys · attraction · Fredericksburg · ~25 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church · church · Fredericksburg · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kenmore Plantation · sanctuary · Charles · ~26 km · Must-see
• University of Mary Washington · sanctuary · Charles · ~26 km · Must-see
• Belmont/Gari Melchers Museum · church · Charles · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Charles · ~30 km · Must-see
• United States National Slavery Museum · museum · Charles · ~31 km · Must-see
• Caledon State Park · sanctuary · King George · ~32 km · Must-see
• Maryland Point · park · Charles · ~33 km · Must-see
• Chotank State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · King George · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chotank Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Charles · ~36 km · Must-see
• Widewater State Park · sanctuary · Stafford · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Essex · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mallows Bay – Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Charles · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Travis Lower Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Travis Lower Dam

• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~49 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~78 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~81 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Charles · ~84 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake Park · lake · Fairfax · ~85 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Fairfax · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Accotink · lake · District of Columbia · ~90 km · Must-see

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