Beaver Dam

Beaver Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Beaver Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Beaver Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.29704, -77.88300. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beaver Dam

• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~31 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mid-lothian Mines Park · park · Chesterfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~39 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~47 km · Must-see
• Powhite Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~50 km · Must-see
• Drewrys Bluff Church · church · Chesterfield · ~52 km · Must-see
• Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker · fort · Chesterfield · ~53 km · Must-see
• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~54 km · Must-see
• Wilton House Museum · museum · Richmond · ~54 km · Must-see
• Agecroft Hall · fort · Richmond · ~55 km · Must-see
• Byrd Park · park · Richmond · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beaver Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Beaver Dam

• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~54 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~78 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~115 km · Must-see

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