Alemar Dam

Alemar 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 Alemar 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 Alemar Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.73008, -76.83442. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Alemar Dam

• Blackwater Ecological Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~13 km · Must-see
• Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cypress Chapel Christian Church · church · Suffolk · ~31 km · Must-see
• Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~34 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Church · church · Suffolk · ~35 km · Must-see
• Windsor Castle Park · park · Isle of Wight · ~41 km · Must-see
• Isle of Wight County Museum · museum · Isle of Wight · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~44 km · Must-see
• Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~45 km · Must-see
• Merchants Millpond State Park · sanctuary · Gates · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Boykin · fort · Isle of Wight · ~49 km · Must-see
• Nansemond Lighthouse · beach · Suffolk · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Huger · fort · Isle of Wight · ~56 km · Must-see
• Dismal Swamp State Park · sanctuary · Camden · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chippokes State Park · park · Surry · ~57 km · Must-see
• King-Lincoln Park · park · Newport News · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Alemar Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Alemar Dam

• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~44 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~60 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~71 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~88 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~113 km · Must-see
• Currituck Sound · lake · Currituck · ~117 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~134 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~139 km · Must-see

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