Hurts Dam

Hurts 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 Hurts 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 Hurts Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.12036, -78.43212. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hurts Dam

• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~13 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~14 km · Must-see
• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~16 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~16 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~37 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~40 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~43 km · Must-see
• Grand Caverns · sanctuary · Preston · ~48 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah National Park · sanctuary · Page · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain, Virginia · viewpoint · Charles · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hurts Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hurts Dam

• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~76 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~84 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~84 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~103 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~108 km · Must-see
• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~125 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~125 km · Must-see

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