Mathews Dam

Mathews 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 Mathews 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 Mathews Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.88617, -76.42105. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mathews Dam

• Nansemond Lighthouse · beach · Suffolk · ~5 km · Must-see
• Craney Island · river spot · Portsmouth · ~7 km · Must-see
• Newport News Middle Ground Light · attraction · Newport News · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hampton Roads · beach · Newport News · ~9 km · Must-see
• King-Lincoln Park · park · Newport News · ~11 km · Must-see
• James A. Fields House · fort · Newport News · ~13 km · Must-see
• F/A-18 · attraction · Norfolk · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Nelson Park · fort · Portsmouth · ~14 km · Must-see
• Chrysler Museum of Art · museum · Norfolk · ~15 km · Must-see
• Downtown Portsmouth Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Catholic Church · church · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Monumental United Methodist Church · church · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Nauticus · museum · Norfolk · ~15 km · Must-see
• USS Norfolk Bell · attraction · Norfolk · ~15 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Norfolk Attractions · fort · Norfolk · ~15 km · Must-see
• Children's Museum of Virginia · museum · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Portsmouth Lightship Museum · museum · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mathews Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mathews Dam

• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~40 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~60 km · Must-see
• Currituck Sound · lake · Currituck · ~95 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~105 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~136 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~141 km · Must-see
• Mathews Lake · lake · Suffolk · ~0 km
• Lake Kingman · lake · Portsmouth · ~8 km

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