Bedford Dam

Bedford Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Bedford Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Bedford Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.44409, -79.54905. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bedford Dam

• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~6 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~11 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~11 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~12 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~16 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~16 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~24 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge of Virginia · attraction · Rockbridge · ~26 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Zoo · church · Alleghany · ~28 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~34 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~41 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~43 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~45 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bedford Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bedford Dam

• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~6 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~50 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~57 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~93 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness · lake · Craig · ~101 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~101 km · Must-see

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