Bennetts Dam

Bennetts 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 Bennetts 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 Bennetts Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.08401, -80.43024. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bennetts Dam

• Hahn Horticultural Garden · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~19 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~22 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pedlar Hills Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~31 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~35 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Giles · ~36 km · Must-see
• Rocky Knob Recreation Area · sanctuary · Floyd · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster · lake · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness · lake · Craig · ~45 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain East Wilderness · sanctuary · Craig · ~45 km · Must-see
• Salt Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bennetts Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bennetts Dam

• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~22 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~27 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster · lake · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness · lake · Craig · ~45 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~54 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lovill's Creek Lake · lake · Carroll · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Summers · ~77 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~83 km · Must-see

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