Swan Dam

Swan Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Swan Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Swan Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.51697, -77.93661. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Swan Dam

• Battle Mountain · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain, Virginia · viewpoint · Charles · ~25 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pignut Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mary's Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hawksbill · viewpoint · Madison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Hawksbill Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~50 km · Must-see
• Nakedtop · viewpoint · Charles · ~51 km · Must-see
• Neighbor Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fishers Gap · viewpoint · Charles · ~53 km · Must-see
• Knob Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~54 km · Must-see
• United States National Slavery Museum · museum · Charles · ~54 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~55 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Warren · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Swan Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Swan Dam

• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~58 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~71 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Fairfax · ~77 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Charles · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~77 km · Must-see

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