Mays Dam

Mays 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 Mays 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 Mays Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.66735, -79.14929. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mays Dam

• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~33 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~33 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~35 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~36 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~36 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lexington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~36 km · Must-see
• University Chapel · church · Lexington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~37 km · Must-see
• James River State Park · sanctuary · Buckingham · ~39 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mays Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mays Dam

• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~59 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~68 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~94 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~95 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~96 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~97 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~98 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~105 km · Must-see

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