Henry River Dam

Henry River 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 Henry River 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 Henry River Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.69392, -81.42673. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Henry River Dam

• Houck's Chapel · church · Catawba · ~10 km · Must-see
• Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail · trek · Burke · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hibriten Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~30 km · Must-see
• Memorial Reformed Church · church · Catawba · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gaston Chapel AME Church · church · Burke · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Caldwell · ~32 km · Must-see
• South Mountains State Park · sanctuary · Burke · ~33 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Lincoln · ~36 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Lutheran Church · church · Lincoln · ~37 km · Must-see
• Balls Creek Campground · church · Catawba · ~38 km · Must-see
• The Berry Site · fort · Burke · ~39 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Burke · ~46 km · Must-see
• Adams Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~47 km · Must-see
• Brown Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~50 km · Must-see
• Maria Chapel · church · Caldwell · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake James State Park · lake · Burke · ~51 km · Must-see
• Little Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Norman · lake · Catawba · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Henry River Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Henry River Dam

• Lake James State Park · lake · Burke · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Norman · lake · Catawba · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Burke · ~55 km · Must-see
• W. Kerr Scott Reservoir · lake · Wilkes · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Watauga · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mountain Island Lake · lake · Gaston · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Tahoma · lake · East Tennessee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Lure · lake · East Tennessee · ~94 km · Must-see
• WIFM-FM (Elkin) · lake · Yadkin · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Blalock · lake · Spartanburg · ~101 km · Must-see

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