Speights Run Dam

Speights Run 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Speights Run 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 Speights Run Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.71153, -76.62774. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Speights Run Dam

• Cypress Chapel Christian Church · church · Suffolk · ~14 km · Must-see
• Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~17 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Church · church · Suffolk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Ecological Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~29 km · Must-see
• Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~30 km · Must-see
• Nansemond Lighthouse · beach · Suffolk · ~35 km · Must-see
• Craddock Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~37 km · Must-see
• Windsor Castle Park · park · Isle of Wight · ~37 km · Must-see
• Dismal Swamp State Park · sanctuary · Camden · ~37 km · Must-see
• Isle of Wight County Museum · museum · Isle of Wight · ~38 km · Must-see
• Craney Island · river spot · Portsmouth · ~39 km · Must-see
• Downtown Portsmouth Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Catholic Church · church · Portsmouth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Merchants Millpond State Park · sanctuary · Gates · ~40 km · Must-see
• Monumental United Methodist Church · church · Portsmouth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Portsmouth · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Speights Run Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Speights Run Dam

• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~23 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~50 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~74 km · Must-see
• Currituck Sound · lake · Currituck · ~96 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~102 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~133 km · Must-see
• Lake Phelps · lake · Washington · ~134 km · Must-see
• Pungo Lake · lake · Washington · ~139 km · Must-see

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