Hood Dam

Hood Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Hood Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Hood Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.75543, -79.27755. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hood Dam

• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~42 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~45 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~47 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~50 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~56 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~56 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~59 km · Must-see
• Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Halifax · ~60 km · Must-see
• Saint Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Rockingham · ~63 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Natural History · museum · Martinsville · ~66 km · Must-see
• Staunton River State Park · sanctuary · Halifax · ~67 km · Must-see
• Staunton River Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~67 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle · church · Mecklenburg · ~70 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~71 km · Must-see
• White Oak Mountain Dam · lake · Pittsylvania · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hood Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hood Dam

• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~42 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~56 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~59 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~89 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~95 km · Must-see
• Little River Dam · lake · Durham · ~100 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~103 km · Must-see

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