Burkhardt Dam

Burkhardt 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 Burkhardt 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 Burkhardt Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.02916, -79.26525. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Burkhardt Dam

• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~12 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~22 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~29 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~38 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~40 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~47 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~49 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~49 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~52 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~54 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~54 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~55 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~55 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Burkhardt Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Burkhardt Dam

• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~22 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~38 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~83 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~86 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~91 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~95 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~104 km · Must-see

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