Spangler Dam

Spangler 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 Spangler 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 Spangler Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.81910, -77.63991. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spangler Dam

• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~62 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~64 km · Must-see
• Petersburg National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Petersburg · ~65 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Halifax · ~69 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church · church · Halifax · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fort Clifton Park · fort · Colonial Heights · ~71 km · Must-see
• Brunswick County Dam · lake · Brunswick · ~11 km
• Brunswick County Lake · lake · Brunswick · ~12 km
• Parsons Number Two Dam · lake · Sussex · ~14 km
• Parsons Number One Dam · lake · Sussex · ~15 km
• Slagles Lake · lake · Greensville · ~15 km
• Slagles Dam · lake · Greensville · ~16 km
• Mayes Dam · lake · Sussex · ~16 km
• Meherrin River Reservoir · lake · Emporia · ~19 km
• Harrisons Dam · lake · Brunswick · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Spangler Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Spangler Dam

• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~62 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~84 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~89 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~90 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~115 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~121 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~121 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~129 km · Must-see

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