Thomas Dam

Thomas 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 Thomas 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 Thomas Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.37350, -79.01927. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thomas Dam

• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~15 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~15 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~15 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~17 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~19 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~24 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ruins · church · Pendleton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~39 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~42 km · Must-see
• James River State Park · sanctuary · Buckingham · ~43 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~44 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~44 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~50 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~53 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thomas Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thomas Dam

• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~42 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~65 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~68 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~76 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~82 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~85 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~85 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~103 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~119 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~120 km · Must-see

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