Kcratchs Dam

Kcratchs 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 Kcratchs 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 Kcratchs Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.33288, -77.65054. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kcratchs Dam

• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~11 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mid-lothian Mines Park · park · Chesterfield · ~22 km · Must-see
• Drewrys Bluff Church · church · Chesterfield · ~27 km · Must-see
• Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker · fort · Chesterfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Powhite Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dutch Gap Historical Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Clifton Park · fort · Colonial Heights · ~32 km · Must-see
• Henricus · fort · Henrico · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~33 km · Must-see
• Byrd Park · park · Richmond · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church · church · Richmond · ~35 km · Must-see
• Agecroft Hall · fort · Richmond · ~35 km · Must-see
• Petersburg National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Petersburg · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wilton House Museum · museum · Richmond · ~35 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's tomb · fort · Richmond · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Kcratchs Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kcratchs Dam

• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~11 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~13 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~105 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~112 km · Must-see

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