Patrick Upper Dam

Patrick Upper 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 Patrick Upper 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 Patrick Upper Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.26332, -79.10519. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Patrick Upper Dam

• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~15 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~18 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~20 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~21 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~22 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~22 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~26 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~37 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ruins · church · Pendleton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~40 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~49 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~50 km · Must-see
• Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~53 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~54 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Patrick Upper Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Patrick Upper Dam

• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~50 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~55 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~60 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~61 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~95 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~99 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~99 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~105 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~106 km · Must-see

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