Dardens Dam

Dardens 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 Dardens 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 Dardens Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.65563, -77.11503. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dardens Dam

• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~29 km · Must-see
• Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Ecological Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~37 km · Must-see
• Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~57 km · Must-see
• Merchants Millpond State Park · sanctuary · Gates · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cypress Chapel Christian Church · church · Suffolk · ~59 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~67 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Church · church · Suffolk · ~68 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Halifax · ~70 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church · church · Halifax · ~70 km · Must-see
• Isle of Wight County Museum · museum · Isle of Wight · ~70 km · Must-see
• Windsor Castle Park · park · Isle of Wight · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~73 km · Must-see
• Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~73 km · Must-see
• Princes Dam · lake · Southampton · ~5 km
• McGraphs Dam · lake · Southampton · ~11 km
• Woodland Park · park · Southampton · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dardens Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dardens Dam

• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~73 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~90 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~94 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~106 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~124 km · Must-see
• Currituck Sound · lake · Currituck · ~142 km · Must-see

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