Beard Lake Dam

Beard Lake 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 Beard Lake 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 Beard Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.83109, -79.93515. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beard Lake Dam

• Randleman Lake · lake · Randolph · ~13 km · Must-see
• The Richard Petty Museum · museum · Randolph · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wet 'n Wild Emerald Pointe Water Park · park · Guilford · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hagan Stone Park · sanctuary · Guilford · ~29 km · Must-see
• Birkhead Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Randolph · ~32 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Zoo · sanctuary · Randolph · ~35 km · Must-see
• Greensboro Arboretum · park · Guilford · ~35 km · Must-see
• First Reformed United Church of Christ · church · Davidson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Old Davidson County Courthouse · museum · Davidson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Davidson · ~36 km · Must-see
• West Market Street United Methodist Church · church · Guilford · ~37 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Park Bog Garden · park · Guilford · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lebauer Park · park · Guilford · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tanger Bicentennial Gardens · park · Guilford · ~38 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Guilford · ~38 km · Must-see
• Guilford Courthouse National Military Park · park · Guilford · ~43 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hanes Park · park · Forsyth · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beard Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Beard Lake Dam

• Randleman Lake · lake · Randolph · ~13 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~55 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~60 km · Must-see
• Belews Creek Dam · lake · Rockingham · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Stanly · ~76 km · Must-see
• Cane Creek Resevoir Dam · lake · Orange · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Chesterfield · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn Dam · lake · Cabarrus · ~90 km · Must-see
• University Lake · lake · Orange · ~95 km · Must-see

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