Swift Creek Reservoir Vacation and Resort Properties

Swift Creek Reservoir is formed by Swift Creek Reservoir Dam on Swift Creek in Chesterfield County, Virginia and is used for drinking water and recreation purposes. Construction was completed in 1965. At normal levels it has a surface area of 2.6 square miles. It is property of Chesterfield County.

 

 

Nearby Attractions

Pocahontas State Park (5 miles)

Just 20 miles from downtown Richmond, the capital of Virginia, Pocahontas State Park has been one of the more popular parks in the state park system. Swift Creek forms the nucleus of the park, which is centered in a wildlife management... More

 
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site (14 miles)

The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site commemorates the life of a progressive and talented African American woman. Despite many adversities, she achieved success in the world of business and finance as the first woman in the United States to charter and serve as president of a bank. The site includes her residence of thirty years and a visitor center detailing her life and the Jackson Ward community in which she lived and worked. The house is restored to its 1930's appearance with original... More

 
Richmond National Battlefield Park (15 miles)

Between 1861 and 1865, Union armies repeatedly set out to capture Richmond, capital of the Confederacy, and end the Civil War. Three of those campaigns came within a few miles of the city. The park commemorates eleven different sites associated with those campaigns, including the battlefields at Gaines' Mill, Malvern Hill, and Cold Harbor. Established in 1936, the park protects 763 acres of historic ground.... More

 
Petersburg National Battlefield (20 miles)

Petersburg, Virginia, became the setting for the longest siege in American history when General Ulysses S. Grant failed to capture Richmond in the spring of 1864. Grant settled in to subdue the Confederacy by surrounding Petersburg and cutting off General Robert E. Lee's supply lines into Petersburg and Richmond. On April 2, 1865, nine-and-one-half months after the siege began, Lee evacuated Petersburg.... More

 

 

 

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Hotels and Lodging for Swift Creek Reservoir

Midlothian, VA

Richmond-Days Inn Chesterfield/Midlothian Turnpike  Hampton Inn Richmond South West Hull St.  Brandermill Inn Resort & Marina  Midlothian/Hull St/Richmonda Area  Oakwood Swift Creek  Holiday Inn Express Hull St  Holiday Inn Express Suites Richmond 

Richmond, VA

Days Inn Richmond  Best Western Governors Inn  Comfort Inn Corporate Gateway  Sheraton Park South Hotel  Amerisuites Arboretum  Econo Lodge West  Super 8 Motel Richmond Midlothian Tnpk  Holiday Inn Richmond-I-64, West End, VA  Hampton Inn Richmond Midlothian Turnpike  Inns of Virginia Richmond  Homestead Richmond Midlothian  Holiday Inn Select Koger South  Rodeway Inn Richmond