Cloud Dam

Cloud 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 Cloud 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 Cloud Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.98996, -78.04205. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cloud Dam

• George Richard Thompson State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Fauquier · ~5 km · Must-see
• G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area · park · Montgomery · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sky Meadows State Park · sanctuary · Fauquier · ~9 km · Must-see
• Paris Mountain · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Frederick · ~15 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Warren · ~16 km · Must-see
• Old Chapel · church · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~17 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · cave · Washington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · attraction · Warren · ~23 km · Must-see
• St. Thomas Chapel · church · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Colvin · fort · Washington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Old Stone Church · church · Winchester · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Hebron Cemetery · church · Washington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Raven Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Raven Rocks · viewpoint · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Loudoun · fort · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cloud Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cloud Dam

• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Frederick · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Holiday · lake · Allegany · ~54 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Allegany · ~63 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Hardy · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Washington · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Berkeley · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~75 km · Must-see

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