Moores Dam

Moores 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 Moores 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 Moores Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.16912, -78.26533. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Moores Dam

• Twin Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~1 km · Must-see
• Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~20 km · Must-see
• Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~21 km · Must-see
• High Bridge Trail State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~25 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Charlotte State Forest · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~52 km · Must-see
• Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~56 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Staunton River Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~62 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ruins · church · Pendleton · ~66 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~66 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~74 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Moores Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Moores Dam

• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~74 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~74 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~112 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~122 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~126 km · Must-see

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