Wenger Dam

Wenger 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 Wenger 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 Wenger Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.39928, -76.77029. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wenger Dam

• Presidents Park Statues · museum · James City · ~3 km · Must-see
• York River State Park · sanctuary · James City · ~6 km · Must-see
• Williamsburg Botanical Garden · sanctuary · James City · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bells Rock Light · attraction · King and Queen · ~12 km · Must-see
• Werowocomoco · fort · Gloucester · ~13 km · Must-see
• Williamsburg Baptist Church · church · Williamsburg · ~19 km · Must-see
• Muscarelle Museum of Art · museum · Williamsburg · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Magruder · fort · York · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~23 km · Must-see
• Rosewell Plantation · fort · Gloucester · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Settlement · museum · James City · ~24 km · Must-see
• Colonial National Historical Park · sanctuary · James City · ~25 km · Must-see
• Susan Constant · fort · James City · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tercentenary Statue · attraction · James City · ~26 km · Must-see
• Loch Ness Monster · attraction · James City · ~27 km · Must-see
• Escape From Pompeii · temple · James City · ~27 km · Must-see
• Le Scoot · temple · James City · ~27 km · Must-see
• Busch Gardens Williamsburg · park · James City · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wenger Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wenger Dam

• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~23 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~39 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~46 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~58 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~94 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~116 km · Must-see
• Tangier Sound · lake · Somerset · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~139 km · Must-see

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