Slagles Dam

Slagles 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 Slagles 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 Slagles Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.74495, -77.53005. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Slagles Dam

• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~42 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Halifax · ~59 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church · church · Halifax · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~65 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~70 km · Must-see
• Petersburg National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Petersburg · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~72 km · Must-see
• Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~75 km · Must-see
• Slagles Lake · lake · Greensville · ~2 km
• Meherrin River Reservoir · lake · Emporia · ~8 km
• Veterans Memorial Park · park · Emporia · ~8 km
• Meherrin River Park Complex · park · Emporia · ~9 km
• J B Harrell Dam · lake · Sussex · ~10 km
• Horne Dam · lake · Sussex · ~10 km
• Harrells Dam · lake · Sussex · ~16 km
• Spangler Dam · lake · Greensville · ~16 km
• Creath Dam · lake · Sussex · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Slagles Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Slagles Dam

• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~72 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~76 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~92 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~111 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~120 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~123 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~124 km · Must-see

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