Baileys Dam

Baileys 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 Baileys 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 Baileys Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.05974, -78.44537. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baileys Dam

• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~5 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~5 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~5 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~5 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~7 km · Must-see
• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~9 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~34 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~35 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Grand Caverns · sanctuary · Preston · ~51 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baileys Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Baileys Dam

• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~68 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~76 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~77 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~94 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~111 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~122 km · Must-see
• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~128 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~132 km · Must-see

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