Perkins Dam

Perkins 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 Perkins 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 Perkins Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.06746, -77.43260. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Perkins Dam

• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~24 km · Must-see
• Petersburg National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Petersburg · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Clifton Park · fort · Colonial Heights · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~33 km · Must-see
• Grant's Cabin · fort · Hopewell · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dutch Gap Historical Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~43 km · Must-see
• Henricus · fort · Henrico · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~44 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~47 km · Must-see
• Drewrys Bluff Church · church · Chesterfield · ~51 km · Must-see
• Upper Weyanoke · fort · Charles City · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~51 km · Must-see
• Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker · fort · Chesterfield · ~52 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort Pocahontas · fort · Prince George · ~58 km · Must-see
• Richmond National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Henrico · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Perkins Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Perkins Dam

• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~33 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~47 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~80 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~100 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~105 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~113 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~113 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~118 km · Must-see

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