Coles Run Dam

Coles Run 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 Coles Run 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 Coles Run Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.97608, -79.02995. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Coles Run Dam

• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~11 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~14 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~16 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~21 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~26 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~41 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Coles Run Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Coles Run Dam

• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~75 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~91 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~102 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~103 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~107 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob Lake · lake · Randolph · ~118 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~130 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~131 km · Must-see

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