Beaver Dam

Beaver 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 Beaver 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 Beaver Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.32743, -76.63839. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beaver Dam

• Rosewell Plantation · fort · Gloucester · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Magruder · fort · York · ~9 km · Must-see
• Williamsburg Baptist Church · church · Williamsburg · ~11 km · Must-see
• Machicomoco State Park · sanctuary · Gloucester · ~11 km · Must-see
• Colonial National Historical Park · sanctuary · James City · ~12 km · Must-see
• Werowocomoco · fort · Gloucester · ~12 km · Must-see
• Muscarelle Museum of Art · museum · Williamsburg · ~12 km · Must-see
• Escape From Pompeii · temple · James City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Loch Ness Monster · attraction · James City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pantheon · attraction · James City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Busch Gardens Williamsburg · park · James City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Le Scoot · temple · James City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Verbolten · attraction · James City · ~13 km · Must-see
• York River State Park · sanctuary · James City · ~14 km · Must-see
• Abingdon Church · church · Gloucester · ~14 km · Must-see
• Presidents Park Statues · museum · James City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~17 km · Must-see
• Endview Plantation Historic Site · fort · Newport News · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beaver Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Beaver Dam

• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~17 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~23 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~42 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~60 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~107 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~115 km · Must-see
• Tangier Sound · lake · Somerset · ~124 km · Must-see
• Bigler Mill Dam · lake · York · ~1 km

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