Nelson County Dam #2

Nelson County Dam #2: 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 Nelson County Dam #2

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 Nelson County Dam #2 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.87776, -79.14662. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson County Dam #2

• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~8 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~8 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~8 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~34 km · Must-see
• Goshen Pass · sanctuary · Preston · ~35 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lexington · ~35 km · Must-see
• University Chapel · church · Lexington · ~35 km · Must-see
• Goshen Scout Reservation · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~36 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson County Dam #2

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nelson County Dam #2

• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~78 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~84 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~96 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~107 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~107 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~112 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~121 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~121 km · Must-see

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