Camp Dam

Camp 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 Camp 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 Camp Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.72250, -76.98641. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Camp Dam

• Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~20 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Ecological Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cypress Chapel Christian Church · church · Suffolk · ~46 km · Must-see
• Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~51 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Church · church · Suffolk · ~51 km · Must-see
• Windsor Castle Park · park · Isle of Wight · ~53 km · Must-see
• Isle of Wight County Museum · museum · Isle of Wight · ~54 km · Must-see
• Merchants Millpond State Park · sanctuary · Gates · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Boykin · fort · Isle of Wight · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~60 km · Must-see
• Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~61 km · Must-see
• Chippokes State Park · park · Surry · ~64 km · Must-see
• Smith's Fort Plantation · fort · Surry · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fort Huger · fort · Isle of Wight · ~65 km · Must-see
• Nansemond Lighthouse · beach · Suffolk · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Crafford · fort · Newport News · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Camp Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Camp Dam

• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~60 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~76 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~78 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~78 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~122 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~124 km · Must-see
• Currituck Sound · lake · Currituck · ~132 km · Must-see

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