Five Oaks Dam

Five Oaks 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 Five Oaks 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 Five Oaks Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.74240, -79.09274. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Five Oaks Dam

• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~39 km · Must-see
• Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Halifax · ~40 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~44 km · Must-see
• Staunton River State Park · sanctuary · Halifax · ~46 km · Must-see
• Staunton River Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~48 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle · church · Mecklenburg · ~50 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~54 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~58 km · Must-see
• Charlotte State Forest · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~60 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~67 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Occoneechee State Park · sanctuary · Mecklenburg · ~70 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~70 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~74 km · Must-see
• Ragland Dam · lake · Halifax · ~6 km
• Temple Dam · lake · Halifax · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Five Oaks Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Five Oaks Dam

• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~39 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~70 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~74 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~84 km · Must-see
• Little River Dam · lake · Durham · ~91 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~104 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~110 km · Must-see

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