Oliver Dam

Oliver 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 Oliver 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 Oliver Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.11805, -77.73426. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oliver Dam

• Raven Rocks · viewpoint · Washington · ~11 km · Must-see
• Raven Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~11 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hogback Mountain · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~15 km · Must-see
• Old Stone Church Archeological Site · church · Montgomery · ~18 km · Must-see
• Short Hill Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Purcell Knob · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~20 km · Must-see
• Purcell Knob · viewpoint · Washington · ~20 km · Must-see
• Short Hill Mountain · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~21 km · Must-see
• Loudoun Valley · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sweet Run State Park · sanctuary · Loudoun · ~24 km · Must-see
• Paris Mountain · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~24 km · Must-see
• Loudoun Heights · viewpoint · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Loudoun Heights · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Harpers Ferry National Historical Park · sanctuary · Loudoun · ~27 km · Must-see
• McLean Bible Church · church · Loudoun · ~29 km · Must-see
• Brunswick Historic District · museum · Frederick · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sky Meadows State Park · sanctuary · Fauquier · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Oliver Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Oliver Dam

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• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Anne · lake · Montgomery · ~48 km · Must-see
• Little Seneca Lake · lake · Montgomery · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~49 km · Must-see
• Culler Lake · lake · Frederick · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Needwood · lake · Montgomery · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Needwood · lake · District of Columbia · ~65 km · Must-see

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