Echo Dam

Echo 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 Echo 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 Echo Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.94499, -76.63295. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Echo Dam

• Windsor Castle Park · park · Isle of Wight · ~4 km · Must-see
• Isle of Wight County Museum · museum · Isle of Wight · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fort Boykin · fort · Isle of Wight · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Church · church · Suffolk · ~15 km · Must-see
• Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nansemond Lighthouse · beach · Suffolk · ~21 km · Must-see
• Huntington Park · park · Newport News · ~22 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Museum · museum · Newport News · ~22 km · Must-see
• Virginia War Museum · museum · Newport News · ~22 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~23 km · Must-see
• Denbigh Plantation Site · fort · Newport News · ~23 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Fine Arts Center · museum · Newport News · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Huger · fort · Isle of Wight · ~23 km · Must-see
• Riverview Farm Park · park · Newport News · ~23 km · Must-see
• James A. Fields House · fort · Newport News · ~24 km · Must-see
• Virginia Living Museum · museum · Newport News · ~24 km · Must-see
• King-Lincoln Park · park · Newport News · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Crafford · fort · Newport News · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Echo Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Echo Dam

• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~23 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~51 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~117 km · Must-see
• Currituck Sound · lake · Currituck · ~117 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~126 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~133 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~147 km · Must-see

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