Lower Wallace Dam

Lower Wallace 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 Lower Wallace 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 Lower Wallace Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.00601, -79.13645. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lower Wallace Dam

• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~12 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~20 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~21 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~22 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~30 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Goshen Scout Reservation · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~34 km · Must-see
• Goshen Pass · sanctuary · Preston · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lower Wallace Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lower Wallace Dam

• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~91 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~95 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~101 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob Lake · lake · Randolph · ~109 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~115 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~116 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~124 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~138 km · Must-see

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