Elkhorn Dam

Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.84104, -79.17390. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elkhorn Dam

• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~39 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~39 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~48 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~49 km · Must-see
• Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Halifax · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~51 km · Must-see
• Staunton River Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~56 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~57 km · Must-see
• Staunton River State Park · sanctuary · Halifax · ~58 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~59 km · Must-see
• Charlotte State Forest · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~61 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle · church · Mecklenburg · ~63 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~72 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~73 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elkhorn Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Elkhorn Dam

• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~56 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~59 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~84 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~97 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~100 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~101 km · Must-see

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