Conrads Dam

Conrads 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 Conrads 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 Conrads Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.54815, -76.41010. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Conrads Dam

• Stingray Point Marina · attraction · Middlesex · ~11 km · Must-see
• Windmill Point Marina · attraction · Lancaster · ~16 km · Must-see
• WKWI · attraction · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bethel Beach · beach · Mathews · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hughlett Point Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hollow State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~32 km · Must-see
• Abingdon Church · church · Gloucester · ~32 km · Must-see
• Werowocomoco · fort · Gloucester · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rosewell Plantation · fort · Gloucester · ~36 km · Must-see
• Machicomoco State Park · sanctuary · Gloucester · ~37 km · Must-see
• New Point Comfort Lighthouse · sanctuary · Mathews · ~37 km · Must-see
• Belle Isle State Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bells Rock Light · attraction · King and Queen · ~39 km · Must-see
• York River State Park · sanctuary · James City · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chilton Woods State Forest · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~40 km · Must-see
• Gloucester Point Baptist Church · church · Gloucester · ~42 km · Must-see
• Tue Marshes Light · attraction · York · ~44 km · Must-see
• Watermen's Museum · museum · York · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Conrads Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Conrads Dam

• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~57 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~66 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~69 km · Must-see
• Tangier Sound · lake · Somerset · ~84 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~90 km · Must-see
• Fishing Bay · lake · Dorchester · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~131 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~138 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~141 km · Must-see

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