Meyer Dam

Meyer 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 Meyer 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 Meyer Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.09240, -79.44370. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Meyer Dam

• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~9 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~10 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~18 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~22 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~32 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~35 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~48 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~48 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~53 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Meyer Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Meyer Dam

• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~8 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~18 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~80 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~83 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~92 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~99 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~102 km · Must-see

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