Bridgewater Dam

Bridgewater 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.74423, -81.83801. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bridgewater Dam

• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Burke · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake James State Park · lake · Burke · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Burke · ~8 km · Must-see
• The Berry Site · fort · Burke · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gaston Chapel AME Church · church · Burke · ~17 km · Must-see
• Linville Gorge Wilderness · sanctuary · Burke · ~21 km · Must-see
• Table Rock Mountain · viewpoint · Burke · ~21 km · Must-see
• South Mountains State Park · sanctuary · Burke · ~24 km · Must-see
• Linville Caverns · attraction · McDowell · ~27 km · Must-see
• Brown Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Tahoma · lake · East Tennessee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Caldwell · ~28 km · Must-see
• Little Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gillespie Gap · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Adams Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~30 km · Must-see
• Humpback Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail · trek · Burke · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bridgewater Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bridgewater Dam

• Lake James State Park · lake · Burke · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Burke · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Tahoma · lake · East Tennessee · ~27 km · Must-see
• North Fork Reservoir · lake · East Tennessee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Watauga · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Lure · lake · East Tennessee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Adger · lake · East Tennessee · ~72 km · Must-see
• W. Kerr Scott Reservoir · lake · Wilkes · ~83 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~83 km · Must-see
• Watauga Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~84 km · Must-see

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