Chapman Dam

Chapman 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 Chapman 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 Chapman Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.84934, -78.49901. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chapman Dam

• Seven Bends State Park · sanctuary · Shenandoah · ~2 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Museum of Shenandoah County Virginia · church · Allegany · ~5 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Trail · trek · Shenandoah · ~7 km · Must-see
• Short Mountain · viewpoint · Garrett · ~11 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Mountain · viewpoint · Shenandoah · ~11 km · Must-see
• Raymond R. "Andy" Guest, Jr. Shenandoah River State Park · sanctuary · Warren · ~21 km · Must-see
• Big Schloss · viewpoint · Hardy · ~22 km · Must-see
• Great North Mountain · viewpoint · Hardy · ~23 km · Must-see
• Knob Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Signal Knob · viewpoint · Washington · ~24 km · Must-see
• Luray Caverns · attraction · Page · ~26 km · Must-see
• Neighbor Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Great North Mountain · viewpoint · Allegany · ~27 km · Must-see
• Devil's Backbone State Forest · sanctuary · Shenandoah · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~30 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Mountain · viewpoint · Garrett · ~31 km · Must-see
• New Market Gap · sanctuary · Garrett · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pignut Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chapman Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chapman Dam

• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~30 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Allegany · ~41 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Hardy · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Frederick · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Holiday · lake · Allegany · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~93 km · Must-see
• Mount Storm Lake · lake · Garrett · ~95 km · Must-see
• Stony River Reservoir · lake · Garrett · ~95 km · Must-see

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