Wilcks Dam

Wilcks 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 Wilcks 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 Wilcks Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.37380, -78.33615. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wilcks Dam

• Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~14 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~19 km · Must-see
• High Bridge Trail State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~29 km · Must-see
• Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~33 km · Must-see
• Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~37 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ruins · church · Pendleton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~51 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~62 km · Must-see
• James River State Park · sanctuary · Buckingham · ~62 km · Must-see
• Charlotte State Forest · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wilcks Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wilcks Dam

• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~33 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~112 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~119 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~119 km · Must-see

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