Mayes Dam

Mayes 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 Mayes 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 Mayes Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.87982, -77.51512. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mayes Dam

• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~51 km · Must-see
• Petersburg National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Petersburg · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Clifton Park · fort · Colonial Heights · ~58 km · Must-see
• Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~64 km · Must-see
• Grant's Cabin · fort · Hopewell · ~66 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~68 km · Must-see
• Dutch Gap Historical Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~70 km · Must-see
• Henricus · fort · Henrico · ~71 km · Must-see
• Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~74 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Ecological Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~74 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~74 km · Must-see
• Parsons Number One Dam · lake · Sussex · ~4 km
• Parsons Number Two Dam · lake · Sussex · ~5 km
• Lewis Dam · lake · Sussex · ~7 km
• Spiers Dam · lake · Sussex · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mayes Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mayes Dam

• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~54 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~76 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~78 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~99 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~113 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~117 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~119 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~123 km · Must-see

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