Burdettes Dam

Burdettes 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 Burdettes 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 Burdettes Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.94331, -80.17605. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Burdettes Dam

• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fairy Stone State Park · sanctuary · Patrick · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jack's Creek Covered Bridge · fort · Patrick · ~27 km · Must-see
• Rocky Knob Recreation Area · sanctuary · Floyd · ~27 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pedlar Hills Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~41 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hahn Horticultural Garden · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~47 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~50 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Natural History · museum · Martinsville · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Burdettes Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Burdettes Dam

• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~21 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~53 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~56 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster · lake · Monroe · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness · lake · Craig · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lovill's Creek Lake · lake · Carroll · ~72 km · Must-see

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