Pigg River Dam

Pigg River 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 Pigg River 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 Pigg River Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.99548, -79.86016. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pigg River Dam

• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~31 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~36 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~39 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fairy Stone State Park · sanctuary · Patrick · ~39 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Natural History · museum · Martinsville · ~43 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~44 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pigg River Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pigg River Dam

• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~31 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~35 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~44 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~55 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~86 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness · lake · Craig · ~87 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~90 km · Must-see

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