Lewis Dam

Lewis 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 Lewis 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 Lewis Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.89116, -77.44984. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lewis Dam

• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~43 km · Must-see
• Petersburg National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Petersburg · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Clifton Park · fort · Colonial Heights · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~57 km · Must-see
• Grant's Cabin · fort · Hopewell · ~62 km · Must-see
• Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~67 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Ecological Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~67 km · Must-see
• Dutch Gap Historical Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~68 km · Must-see
• Henricus · fort · Henrico · ~68 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~69 km · Must-see
• Upper Weyanoke · fort · Charles City · ~70 km · Must-see
• Spiers Dam · lake · Sussex · ~7 km
• Mayes Dam · lake · Sussex · ~7 km
• Peaquarter Swamp · sanctuary · Sussex · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lewis Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lewis Dam

• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~54 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~69 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~92 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~94 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~106 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~116 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~127 km · Must-see

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