Sheltons Dam

Sheltons 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 Sheltons 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 Sheltons Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.79266, -77.83187. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sheltons Dam

• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~35 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Park · park · Henrico · ~35 km · Must-see
• Richmond Virginia Temple · church · Henrico · ~37 km · Must-see
• Meadow Farm Museum · museum · Henrico · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Grizzly · attraction · Hanover · ~43 km · Must-see
• Virginia Randolph Museum · museum · Henrico · ~43 km · Must-see
• Twisted Timbers · attraction · Hanover · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker · fort · Hanover · ~43 km · Must-see
• Kings Dominion · park · Hanover · ~43 km · Must-see
• Racer 75 · attraction · Hanover · ~43 km · Must-see
• Dominator · temple · Hanover · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tumbili · attraction · Hanover · ~43 km · Must-see
• Reptilian · attraction · Hanover · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pantherian · attraction · Hanover · ~44 km · Must-see
• Flight of Fear · attraction · Hanover · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sheltons Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sheltons Dam

• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~46 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~78 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~95 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~104 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~115 km · Must-see

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