Obrien Dam

Obrien 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 Obrien 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 Obrien Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.71392, -78.27778. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Obrien Dam

• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~39 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~42 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~47 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~47 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~49 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~49 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~51 km · Must-see
• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Obrien Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Obrien Dam

• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~76 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~97 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~132 km · Must-see
• McIver Dam · lake · Fluvanna · ~2 km

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