Grant Lake Dam

Grant Lake 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 Grant Lake 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 Grant Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.30135, -77.73171. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Grant Lake Dam

• United States National Slavery Museum · museum · Charles · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~26 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church · church · Fredericksburg · ~28 km · Must-see
• University of Mary Washington · sanctuary · Charles · ~28 km · Must-see
• Belmont/Gari Melchers Museum · church · Charles · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kenmore Plantation · sanctuary · Charles · ~29 km · Must-see
• The Chimneys · attraction · Fredericksburg · ~30 km · Must-see
• George Washington Boyhood Home Site · park · Stafford · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain, Virginia · viewpoint · Charles · ~38 km · Must-see
• Aquia Church · church · Stafford · ~42 km · Must-see
• Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Charles · ~44 km · Must-see
• Widewater State Park · sanctuary · Stafford · ~47 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pettigrew Wildlife Managment Area · sanctuary · Caroline · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mallows Bay – Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Charles · ~52 km · Must-see
• Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum · museum · Charles · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Grant Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Grant Lake Dam

• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~37 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~66 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Charles · ~79 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Fairfax · ~79 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake Park · lake · Fairfax · ~79 km · Must-see

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