Doyles Dam

Doyles 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 Doyles 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 Doyles Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.62653, -77.70245. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Doyles Dam

• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~41 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Halifax · ~44 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church · church · Halifax · ~44 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Good Shepherd · church · Mecklenburg · ~64 km · Must-see
• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~66 km · Must-see
• Whitaker Chapel · church · Halifax · ~69 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mitchells Pond · lake · Greensville · ~3 km
• Mitchells Dam · lake · Greensville · ~6 km
• Smiths Dam · lake · Greensville · ~8 km
• Rainey Dam · lake · Greensville · ~10 km
• Robinson Dam · lake · Greensville · ~14 km
• Meherrin River Reservoir · lake · Emporia · ~18 km
• Iron Bridge Road · fort · Brunswick · ~19 km
• Veterans Memorial Park · park · Emporia · ~20 km
• Roanoke Rapids Lake · lake · Greensville · ~20 km
• Meherrin River Park Complex · park · Emporia · ~21 km
• Roanoke Rapids Lake Dam · lake · Halifax · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Doyles Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Doyles Dam

• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~41 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~89 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~91 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~111 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~115 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~131 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~136 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~138 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake Dam · lake · Wilson · ~138 km · Must-see

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