Goddins Dam

Goddins 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 Goddins 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 Goddins Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.48293, -76.79423. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Goddins Dam

• Bells Rock Light · attraction · King and Queen · ~5 km · Must-see
• York River State Park · sanctuary · James City · ~14 km · Must-see
• Presidents Park Statues · museum · James City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Werowocomoco · fort · Gloucester · ~19 km · Must-see
• Vandell Preserve at Cumberland Marsh · sanctuary · New Kent · ~22 km · Must-see
• Williamsburg Botanical Garden · sanctuary · James City · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pamunkey Indian Museum · museum · King William · ~26 km · Must-see
• Williamsburg Baptist Church · church · Williamsburg · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sandy Point State Forest · sanctuary · King William · ~31 km · Must-see
• Muscarelle Museum of Art · museum · Williamsburg · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rosewell Plantation · fort · Gloucester · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Pocahontas · fort · Prince George · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Magruder · fort · York · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~35 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Settlement · museum · James City · ~36 km · Must-see
• Colonial National Historical Park · sanctuary · James City · ~36 km · Must-see
• Susan Constant · fort · James City · ~36 km · Must-see
• Abingdon Church · church · Gloucester · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Goddins Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Goddins Dam

• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~35 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~47 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~50 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~69 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~95 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~97 km · Must-see
• Tangier Sound · lake · Somerset · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~129 km · Must-see

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