Banister Dam

Banister 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 Banister 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 Banister Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.78140, -78.92373. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Banister Dam

• Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Halifax · ~21 km · Must-see
• Staunton River State Park · sanctuary · Halifax · ~29 km · Must-see
• Staunton River Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~29 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~34 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle · church · Mecklenburg · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~40 km · Must-see
• Charlotte State Forest · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~42 km · Must-see
• Occoneechee State Park · sanctuary · Mecklenburg · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~56 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~58 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~70 km · Must-see
• Banister Lake · lake · Halifax · ~2 km
• Cliborne Dam · lake · Halifax · ~7 km
• McGhaulin and Mays Dam · lake · Halifax · ~8 km
• J T Burton Dam · lake · Halifax · ~10 km
• Powell Dam · lake · Halifax · ~10 km
• Cage Dam · lake · Halifax · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Banister Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Banister Dam

• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~56 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~86 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~86 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~91 km · Must-see
• Little River Dam · lake · Durham · ~93 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~102 km · Must-see

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