Picture Dam

Picture 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 Picture 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 Picture Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.16335, -77.51570. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Picture Dam

• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~17 km · Must-see
• Petersburg National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Petersburg · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Clifton Park · fort · Colonial Heights · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dutch Gap Historical Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~33 km · Must-see
• Grant's Cabin · fort · Hopewell · ~34 km · Must-see
• Henricus · fort · Henrico · ~34 km · Must-see
• Drewrys Bluff Church · church · Chesterfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker · fort · Chesterfield · ~39 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~41 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mid-lothian Mines Park · park · Chesterfield · ~48 km · Must-see
• Powhite Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church · church · Richmond · ~50 km · Must-see
• Richmond National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Henrico · ~51 km · Must-see
• Great Shiplock Park · park · Richmond · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Picture Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Picture Dam

• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~17 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~41 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~86 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~98 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~105 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~106 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~123 km · Must-see

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