Margolis Dam

Margolis 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 Margolis 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 Margolis Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.68355, -78.14984. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Margolis Dam

• Battle Mountain · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~10 km · Must-see
• Pignut Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mary's Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Knob Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Neighbor Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~26 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~26 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~28 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Warren · ~29 km · Must-see
• Raymond R. "Andy" Guest, Jr. Shenandoah River State Park · sanctuary · Warren · ~29 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · attraction · Warren · ~31 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · cave · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hawksbill · viewpoint · Madison · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hawksbill Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~32 km · Must-see
• Nakedtop · viewpoint · Charles · ~33 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Mountain · viewpoint · Shenandoah · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fishers Gap · viewpoint · Charles · ~36 km · Must-see
• Luray Caverns · attraction · Page · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Margolis Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Margolis Dam

• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Frederick · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~56 km · Must-see
• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~75 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Allegany · ~79 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Hardy · ~79 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~85 km · Must-see

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