Pickett Dam

Pickett 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 Pickett 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 Pickett Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.86958, -78.07305. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pickett Dam

• High Knob · viewpoint · Warren · ~5 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~5 km · Must-see
• George Richard Thompson State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Fauquier · ~14 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · attraction · Warren · ~16 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · cave · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area · park · Montgomery · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sky Meadows State Park · sanctuary · Fauquier · ~22 km · Must-see
• Raymond R. "Andy" Guest, Jr. Shenandoah River State Park · sanctuary · Warren · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Frederick · ~27 km · Must-see
• Paris Mountain · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~28 km · Must-see
• Battle Mountain · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pignut Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Signal Knob · viewpoint · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• St. Thomas Chapel · church · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Old Chapel · church · Washington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Knob Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~35 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Mountain · viewpoint · Shenandoah · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pickett Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pickett Dam

• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Frederick · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Holiday · lake · Allegany · ~67 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Allegany · ~67 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Hardy · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~71 km · Must-see
• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Anne · lake · Montgomery · ~81 km · Must-see

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