Brights Dam

Brights 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 Brights 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 Brights Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.77440, -76.54055. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brights Dam

• Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~6 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Church · church · Suffolk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Nansemond Lighthouse · beach · Suffolk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cypress Chapel Christian Church · church · Suffolk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Craddock Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Craney Island · river spot · Portsmouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Downtown Portsmouth Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Catholic Church · church · Portsmouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Monumental United Methodist Church · church · Portsmouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Nelson Park · fort · Portsmouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Portsmouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Children's Museum of Virginia · museum · Portsmouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light · attraction · Portsmouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Portsmouth Lightship Museum · museum · Portsmouth · ~29 km · Must-see
• Newport News Middle Ground Light · attraction · Newport News · ~29 km · Must-see
• Nauticus · museum · Norfolk · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brights Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brights Dam

• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~25 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~39 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~68 km · Must-see
• Currituck Sound · lake · Currituck · ~93 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~106 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~136 km · Must-see
• Lake Phelps · lake · Washington · ~142 km · Must-see
• Pungo Lake · lake · Washington · ~148 km · Must-see

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