McGraphs Dam

McGraphs 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 McGraphs 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 McGraphs Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.69657, -77.20410. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McGraphs Dam

• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~23 km · Must-see
• Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~42 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Ecological Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~43 km · Must-see
• Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~55 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Halifax · ~67 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church · church · Halifax · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cypress Chapel Christian Church · church · Suffolk · ~69 km · Must-see
• Merchants Millpond State Park · sanctuary · Gates · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~74 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Church · church · Suffolk · ~75 km · Must-see
• Princes Dam · lake · Southampton · ~7 km
• Dardens Dam · lake · Southampton · ~11 km
• Claud Dam · lake · Southampton · ~14 km
• Rivers Dam · lake · Southampton · ~14 km
• Vicks Millpond · lake · Southampton · ~15 km
• Woodland Park · park · Southampton · ~17 km
• Buckhorn Swamp · sanctuary · Southampton · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McGraphs Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McGraphs Dam

• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~83 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~91 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~94 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~97 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~114 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~147 km · Must-see

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