Leesville Dam

Leesville 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 Leesville 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 Leesville Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.09252, -79.40186. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Leesville Dam

• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~14 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~14 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~18 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~22 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~36 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~45 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~45 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~52 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~53 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~53 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Leesville Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Leesville Dam

• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~10 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~22 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~73 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~84 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~88 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~90 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~95 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~99 km · Must-see

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