Holcomb Rock Dam

Holcomb Rock 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 Holcomb Rock 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 Holcomb Rock Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.50954, -79.26581. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Holcomb Rock Dam

• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~18 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~18 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~19 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~20 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~21 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~22 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~23 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~25 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~27 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~27 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge of Virginia · attraction · Rockbridge · ~35 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Zoo · church · Alleghany · ~35 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~41 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lexington · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Holcomb Rock Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Holcomb Rock Dam

• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~69 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~69 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~71 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~107 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~108 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~109 km · Must-see

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