Chatham Dam

Chatham 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 Chatham 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 Chatham Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.11849, -80.29105. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chatham Dam

• NCMA Winston-Salem (formerly SECCA) · church · Forsyth · ~0 km · Must-see
• Reynolda Gardens · park · Forsyth · ~1 km · Must-see
• Reynolda House · museum · Forsyth · ~1 km · Must-see
• Hanes Park · park · Forsyth · ~4 km · Must-see
• SciWorks · sanctuary · Forsyth · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tanglewood Arboretum · sanctuary · Forsyth · ~20 km · Must-see
• Germanton United Methodist Church · church · Stokes · ~21 km · Must-see
• Donnaha Church · church · Forsyth · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Surry · ~37 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock State Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~39 km · Must-see
• Belews Creek Dam · lake · Rockingham · ~41 km · Must-see
• Old Davidson County Courthouse · museum · Davidson · ~41 km · Must-see
• First Reformed United Church of Christ · church · Davidson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Davidson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Moratock Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~42 km · Must-see
• Boone's Cave Park · cave · Davidson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Guilford Courthouse National Military Park · park · Guilford · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chatham Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chatham Dam

• Belews Creek Dam · lake · Rockingham · ~41 km · Must-see
• Randleman Lake · lake · Randolph · ~59 km · Must-see
• WIFM-FM (Elkin) · lake · Yadkin · ~62 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lovill's Creek Lake · lake · Carroll · ~76 km · Must-see
• Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~89 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~100 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn Dam · lake · Cabarrus · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Norman · lake · Catawba · ~106 km · Must-see

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