Turner Dam

Turner 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 Turner 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 Turner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.63181, -78.35564. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turner Dam

• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~33 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~45 km · Must-see
• Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~46 km · Must-see
• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~47 km · Must-see
• James River State Park · sanctuary · Buckingham · ~49 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~50 km · Must-see
• High Bridge Trail State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~52 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~53 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Turner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Turner Dam

• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~45 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~97 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~136 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~140 km · Must-see

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