Camp Five Dam

Camp Five 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 Camp Five 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 Camp Five Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.57782, -77.41069. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Camp Five Dam

• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~5 km · Must-see
• Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum · museum · Charles · ~15 km · Must-see
• Aquia Church · church · Stafford · ~16 km · Must-see
• Leesylvania State Park · sanctuary · Prince William · ~17 km · Must-see
• Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Prince William · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Charles · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mallows Bay · beach · Charles · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mallows Bay – Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Charles · ~23 km · Must-see
• Widewater State Park · sanctuary · Stafford · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cannon Branch Fort · fort · Charles · ~25 km · Must-see
• Smallwood State Park · sanctuary · Charles · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mason Neck State Park · sanctuary · Fairfax · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Occoquan Trail · trek · Fairfax · ~26 km · Must-see
• Durga Temple of Virginia · temple · Charles · ~27 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Charles · ~28 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Fairfax · ~28 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake Park · lake · Fairfax · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Camp Five Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Camp Five Dam

• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~18 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Charles · ~28 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Fairfax · ~28 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake Park · lake · Fairfax · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Braddock · lake · Montgomery · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Accotink · lake · District of Columbia · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Anne · lake · Montgomery · ~54 km · Must-see

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