Epes Dam

Epes 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 Epes 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 Epes Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.04415, -78.09125. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Epes Dam

• Twin Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~41 km · Must-see
• Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~45 km · Must-see
• High Bridge Trail State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~62 km · Must-see
• Charlotte State Forest · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~70 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~70 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Staunton River Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~71 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~73 km · Must-see
• Walkers Dam · lake · Nottoway · ~4 km
• Hurts Dam · lake · Nottoway · ~5 km
• Nottoway Falls Dam · waterfall · Nottoway · ~6 km
• Nottoway Falls Park · waterfall · Nottoway · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Epes Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Epes Dam

• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~70 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~78 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~82 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~109 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~113 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~130 km · Must-see

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