Walker Lake

Walker Lake: 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 Walker Lake

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 Walker Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.46007, -81.59535. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walker Lake

• Fort Barrington · fort · McIntosh · ~4 km · Must-see
• Old Hell Lake · lake · Wayne · ~17 km · Must-see
• Butler Island Plantation · sanctuary · McIntosh · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort King George Historic Site · fort · McIntosh · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sapelo Island Light · beach · McIntosh · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederica · fort · Glynn · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederica National Monument · fort · Glynn · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gascoigne Bluff · viewpoint · Glynn · ~46 km · Must-see
• Marshes of Glynn · sanctuary · Glynn · ~48 km · Must-see
• St. Simons Island Light · beach · Glynn · ~51 km · Must-see
• The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort · attraction · Glynn · ~51 km · Must-see
• The Horton House · fort · Glynn · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Morris State Historic Site · fort · Liberty · ~56 km · Must-see
• Jekyll Island · beach · Glynn · ~59 km · Must-see
• Faith Chapel · church · Glynn · ~59 km · Must-see
• Saint Catherines Island · river spot · Liberty · ~59 km · Must-see
• Jekyll Island Museum · museum · Glynn · ~60 km · Must-see
• Little Cumberland Lighthouse (abandoned) · fort · Camden · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Walker Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Walker Lake

• Old Hell Lake · lake · Wayne · ~17 km · Must-see
• Gannet Lake · lake · Ware · ~135 km · Must-see
• Lake Bluff · lake · Long · ~36 km
• ITT Rayonier Aeration Basin 2 B Dam · lake · Wayne · ~36 km
• ITT Rayonier Aeration Basin 2 A Dam · lake · Wayne · ~37 km
• Rayonier Lake Dam North · lake · Wayne · ~40 km
• Strickland Lake Dam · lake · Brantley · ~52 km
• Lake Grace Park · lake · Wayne · ~55 km
• Trophy Lake Dam · lake · Liberty · ~57 km
• Cherokee Lakes Dam · lake · Wayne · ~59 km

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