Willis Dam

Willis 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 Willis 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 Willis Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.70475, -78.50727. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willis Dam

• Occoneechee State Park · sanctuary · Mecklenburg · ~14 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle · church · Mecklenburg · ~19 km · Must-see
• Staunton River State Park · sanctuary · Halifax · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~20 km · Must-see
• Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Halifax · ~26 km · Must-see
• Staunton River Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~34 km · Must-see
• Charlotte State Forest · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~47 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Good Shepherd · church · Mecklenburg · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~55 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~66 km · Must-see
• Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~66 km · Must-see
• St James Episcopal Church · church · Vance · ~67 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~70 km · Must-see
• Morgans Dam · lake · Mecklenburg · ~9 km
• Occoneechee Harbor · beach · Mecklenburg · ~10 km
• Rudd Creek Public Use Area · park · Mecklenburg · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Willis Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Willis Dam

• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~84 km · Must-see
• Little River Dam · lake · Durham · ~92 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~97 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn · lake · Wake · ~117 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~118 km · Must-see

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