Elliotts Dam

Elliotts 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 Elliotts 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 Elliotts Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.03545, -77.31319. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elliotts Dam

• Pettigrew Wildlife Managment Area · sanctuary · Caroline · ~24 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Church · church · King George · ~24 km · Must-see
• Land's End Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · King George · ~30 km · Must-see
• Reptilian · attraction · Hanover · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dominator · temple · Hanover · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tumbili · attraction · Hanover · ~31 km · Must-see
• Flight of Fear · attraction · Hanover · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kings Dominion · park · Hanover · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pantherian · attraction · Hanover · ~31 km · Must-see
• Racer 75 · attraction · Hanover · ~31 km · Must-see
• Twisted Timbers · attraction · Hanover · ~31 km · Must-see
• Grizzly · attraction · Hanover · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Essex · ~35 km · Must-see
• George Washington Boyhood Home Site · park · Stafford · ~39 km · Must-see
• The Chimneys · attraction · Fredericksburg · ~40 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church · church · Fredericksburg · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kenmore Plantation · sanctuary · Charles · ~41 km · Must-see
• University of Mary Washington · sanctuary · Charles · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elliotts Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Elliotts Dam

• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~71 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~78 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~94 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~98 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Charles · ~100 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake Park · lake · Fairfax · ~101 km · Must-see

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