Penniman Lake

Penniman Lake: 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 Penniman Lake

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 Penniman Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.28008, -76.60255. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Penniman Lake

• Fort Magruder · fort · York · ~7 km · Must-see
• Rosewell Plantation · fort · Gloucester · ~7 km · Must-see
• Machicomoco State Park · sanctuary · Gloucester · ~7 km · Must-see
• Escape From Pompeii · temple · James City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pantheon · attraction · James City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Loch Ness Monster · attraction · James City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Busch Gardens Williamsburg · park · James City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Colonial National Historical Park · sanctuary · James City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Verbolten · attraction · James City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Le Scoot · temple · James City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Endview Plantation Historic Site · fort · Newport News · ~10 km · Must-see
• Watermen's Museum · museum · York · ~12 km · Must-see
• Williamsburg Baptist Church · church · Williamsburg · ~12 km · Must-see
• Abingdon Church · church · Gloucester · ~12 km · Must-see
• Yorktown Monument · fort · York · ~13 km · Must-see
• Gloucester Point Baptist Church · church · Gloucester · ~13 km · Must-see
• Muscarelle Museum of Art · museum · Williamsburg · ~13 km · Must-see
• Newport News Park · park · York · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Penniman Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Penniman Lake

• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~17 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~34 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~95 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~111 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~120 km · Must-see
• Tangier Sound · lake · Somerset · ~126 km · Must-see
• Penniman Dam · lake · York · ~0 km

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