Clarkes Dam

Clarkes 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 Clarkes 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 Clarkes Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.17558, -77.54373. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clarkes Dam

• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~18 km · Must-see
• Petersburg National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Petersburg · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fort Clifton Park · fort · Colonial Heights · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~27 km · Must-see
• Dutch Gap Historical Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~33 km · Must-see
• Henricus · fort · Henrico · ~34 km · Must-see
• Grant's Cabin · fort · Hopewell · ~36 km · Must-see
• Drewrys Bluff Church · church · Chesterfield · ~37 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker · fort · Chesterfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mid-lothian Mines Park · park · Chesterfield · ~45 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~46 km · Must-see
• Powhite Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church · church · Richmond · ~49 km · Must-see
• Great Shiplock Park · park · Richmond · ~51 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's tomb · fort · Richmond · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Clarkes Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clarkes Dam

• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~89 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~95 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~105 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~109 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~119 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~121 km · Must-see

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