Lake Orange

Lake Orange: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Lake Orange

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 Lake Orange — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.22516, -78.02023. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Orange

• Cedar Mountain, Virginia · viewpoint · Charles · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~54 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~55 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~56 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~56 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~56 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~57 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~57 km · Must-see
• United States National Slavery Museum · museum · Charles · ~57 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~59 km · Must-see
• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~59 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~59 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church · church · Fredericksburg · ~60 km · Must-see
• Battle Mountain · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Orange

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Orange

• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~40 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~90 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~100 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~101 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Charles · ~108 km · Must-see

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