Sherando Dam

Sherando 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 Sherando 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 Sherando Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.92574, -79.00320. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sherando Dam

• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~11 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~12 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~16 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~22 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~30 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~32 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~43 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sherando Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sherando Dam

• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~83 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~84 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~94 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~97 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~111 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob Lake · lake · Randolph · ~125 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~128 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~129 km · Must-see

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