Markham Dam

Markham 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 Markham 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 Markham Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.35971, -79.44918. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Markham Dam

• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~10 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~23 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~23 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~26 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~28 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~31 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~32 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~34 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~34 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~35 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge of Virginia · attraction · Rockbridge · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Markham Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Markham Dam

• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~41 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~45 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~55 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~82 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~102 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~109 km · Must-see

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