Dover Dam

Dover 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 Dover 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 Dover Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.61973, -77.74542. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dover Dam

• Deep Run Park · park · Henrico · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mid-lothian Mines Park · park · Chesterfield · ~21 km · Must-see
• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Richmond Virginia Temple · church · Henrico · ~24 km · Must-see
• Wilton House Museum · museum · Richmond · ~26 km · Must-see
• Meadow Farm Museum · museum · Henrico · ~26 km · Must-see
• Powhite Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~28 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Agecroft Hall · fort · Richmond · ~28 km · Must-see
• Virginia Randolph Museum · museum · Henrico · ~30 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bryan Park · fort · Richmond · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Henrico · ~30 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Chapel · church · Richmond · ~31 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Richmond · ~31 km · Must-see
• Byrd Park · park · Richmond · ~31 km · Must-see
• Science Museum of Virginia · museum · Richmond · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker · fort · Hanover · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dover Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dover Dam

• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~71 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~73 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~123 km · Must-see

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