Bowles Dam

Bowles 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 Bowles 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 Bowles Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.71342, -77.80076. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bowles Dam

• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~15 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Park · park · Henrico · ~26 km · Must-see
• Richmond Virginia Temple · church · Henrico · ~30 km · Must-see
• Meadow Farm Museum · museum · Henrico · ~32 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mid-lothian Mines Park · park · Chesterfield · ~35 km · Must-see
• Virginia Randolph Museum · museum · Henrico · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker · fort · Hanover · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wilton House Museum · museum · Richmond · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Henrico · ~38 km · Must-see
• Agecroft Hall · fort · Richmond · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bryan Park · fort · Richmond · ~39 km · Must-see
• Powhite Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~40 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Chapel · church · Richmond · ~42 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Richmond · ~42 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~42 km · Must-see
• Grizzly · attraction · Hanover · ~42 km · Must-see
• Twisted Timbers · attraction · Hanover · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bowles Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bowles Dam

• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~66 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~86 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~102 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~124 km · Must-see

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