Tates Dam

Tates 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 Tates 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 Tates Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.38564, -77.82251. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tates Dam

• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mid-lothian Mines Park · park · Chesterfield · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~29 km · Must-see
• Powhite Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wilton House Museum · museum · Richmond · ~41 km · Must-see
• Agecroft Hall · fort · Richmond · ~42 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Park · park · Henrico · ~42 km · Must-see
• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Drewrys Bluff Church · church · Chesterfield · ~42 km · Must-see
• Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker · fort · Chesterfield · ~43 km · Must-see
• Byrd Park · park · Richmond · ~44 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Chapel · church · Richmond · ~45 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Richmond · ~45 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's tomb · fort · Richmond · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church · church · Richmond · ~45 km · Must-see
• Science Museum of Virginia · museum · Richmond · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tates Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tates Dam

• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~54 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~71 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~120 km · Must-see

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