Jones Dam

Jones 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 Jones 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 Jones Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.23897, -78.88598. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jones Dam

• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ruins · church · Pendleton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~22 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~34 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~35 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~36 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~37 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~38 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~39 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Charlotte State Forest · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~43 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~43 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~46 km · Must-see
• High Bridge Trail State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~48 km · Must-see
• Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jones Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jones Dam

• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~35 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~79 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~79 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~82 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~84 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~99 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~103 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~103 km · Must-see

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