Hobbs Dam

Hobbs 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 Hobbs 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 Hobbs Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.16238, -77.85729. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hobbs Dam

• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~31 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~43 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mid-lothian Mines Park · park · Chesterfield · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~52 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Petersburg National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Petersburg · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Clifton Park · fort · Colonial Heights · ~57 km · Must-see
• Drewrys Bluff Church · church · Chesterfield · ~59 km · Must-see
• Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker · fort · Chesterfield · ~60 km · Must-see
• Dutch Gap Historical Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~61 km · Must-see
• Powhite Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~62 km · Must-see
• Henricus · fort · Henrico · ~62 km · Must-see
• Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~66 km · Must-see
• Agecroft Hall · fort · Richmond · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hobbs Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hobbs Dam

• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~31 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~69 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~89 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~92 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~124 km · Must-see

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