Bowmans Dam

Bowmans 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 Bowmans 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 Bowmans Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.13953, -79.91387. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bowmans Dam

• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~16 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~18 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~28 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pedlar Hills Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bowmans Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bowmans Dam

• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~35 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~49 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~52 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness · lake · Craig · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster · lake · Monroe · ~75 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~80 km · Must-see

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